1450s
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Centuries: | 14th Century - 15th century - 16th century |
Decades: | 1420s 1430s 1440s - 1450s - 1460s 1470s 1480s |
Years: | 1450 1451 1452 1453 1454 1455 1456 1457 1458 1459 |
Events and Trends
- Fall of Constantinople on May 29, 1453.
- 1456: Siege of Belgrade. The Hungarians under John Hunyadi rout the Turkish army of Sultan Mehmed II. The victory stopped the Ottoman Turkish advance towards Catholic Europe for 70 years.