Important Historical Events of the year 1453, Year 1453 in History

List of 1453 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1453

What happened in the year 1453?

Date Event
April 6, 1453 Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople. The city falls on May 29, and is renamed Istanbul.
May 29, 1453 Fall of Constantinople: Ottoman armies under Sultan Mehmed II capture Constantinople after a 53-day siege, ending the Byzantine Empire.
July 17, 1453 Battle of Castillon: The last battle of Hundred Years' War, the French under Jean Bureau defeat the English under the Earl of Shrewsbury, who is killed in the battle in Gascony.
October 19, 1453 Hundred Years' War: Three months after the Battle of Castillon, England loses its last possessions in southern France.
October 28, 1453 Ladislaus the Posthumous is crowned king of Bohemia in Prague.