1453
Appearance
Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century
Decades: 1400s 1410s 1420s 1430s 1440s - 1450s - 1460s 1470s 1480s 1490s 1500s
Years: 1448 1449 1450 1451 1452 - 1453 - 1454 1455 1456 1457 1458
Events
- - Fall of Constantinople to Mehmed II (the Conqueror)(Ottoman Empire), marking the end of the Byzantine Empire(Eastern Roman Empire).
- - Hundred Years' War ends with England's expulsion from all of France except the city of Calais.
Births
Deaths
- May 29 - Constantine XI, last Byzantine Emperor