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*[[April 2]]: The army of [[Mehmet II]] sets up camp outside [[Constantinople]]. The siege of the city begins. | *[[April 2]]: The army of [[Mehmet II]] sets up camp outside [[Constantinople]]. The siege of the city begins. | ||
===May=== | ===May=== | ||
| + | *[[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. | ||
*[[May 29]]: The [[Fall of Constantinople]] to the Ottoman Turks. | *[[May 29]]: The [[Fall of Constantinople]] to the Ottoman Turks. | ||
Revision as of 12:28, May 10, 2006
Events
April
- April 2: The army of Mehmet II sets up camp outside Constantinople. The siege of the city begins.
May
- 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.
- May 29: The Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks.
Deaths
May
- May 29: Constantine XI Palaeologus, last Byzantine Emperor.