Difference between revisions of "1453"
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| − | *[[May 22]]: A lunar eclipse occurs while [[Constantinople]] is under siege by the Ottoman Turks. | + | *[[May 7]]: Byzantines repel another attack by the army of [[Mehmet II]] during the siege of [[Constantinople]]. |
| − | The Byzantines take it as a bad omen since an old legend stated that Constantinople would never fall while the Moon was waxing. | + | *[[May 22]]: A lunar eclipse occurs while [[Constantinople]] is under siege by the Ottoman Turks. The Byzantines take it as a bad omen since an old legend stated that Constantinople would never fall while the Moon was waxing in the sky. |
*[[May 29]]: The [[Fall of Constantinople]] to the Ottoman Turks. | *[[May 29]]: The [[Fall of Constantinople]] to the Ottoman Turks. | ||
Revision as of 10:33, April 13, 2007
Events
April
- April 2: The army of Mehmet II sets up camp outside Constantinople. The siege of the city begins.
- April 18: Byzantines repel a Turkish night attack during the siege Constantinople.
May
- May 7: Byzantines repel another attack by the army of Mehmet II during the siege of Constantinople.
- May 22: A lunar eclipse occurs while Constantinople is under siege by the Ottoman Turks. The Byzantines take it as a bad omen since an old legend stated that Constantinople would never fall while the Moon was waxing in the sky.
- May 29: The Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks.
Deaths
May
- May 29: Constantine XI Palaeologus, last Byzantine Emperor.