1450s
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| Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century
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| 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.
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