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*[[May 29]]: [[Constantine XI]] Palaeologus, last Byzantine Emperor. | *[[May 29]]: [[Constantine XI]] Palaeologus, last Byzantine Emperor. | ||
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| + | *Date Uncertain: [[Lucas Notaras]], Grand Duke of the [[Byzantine empire]] (executed). | ||
[[Category:Years]] | [[Category:Years]] | ||
Revision as of 12:10, January 25, 2010
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.
June
- Date Uncertain: Lucas Notaras, Grand Duke of the Byzantine empire (executed).