1453

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

• May 29 - Fall of Constantinople to Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror, marking the end of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire).
• July 17 - Battle of Castillon. The French under Jean Bureau utterly defeat the English under the Earl of Shrewsbury, who is killed
• October 19 - The French recapture of Bordeaux brings the Hundred Years War to a close, with the English retaining only Calais on French soil.

Births

• October 13 - Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, only son of King Henry VI of England

Deaths

• May 29 - Constantine XI, last Byzantine Emperor