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==Events==
* April 6 to May 29 - The [[Fall of Constantinople]]: Ottoman Sultan [[Mehmed II]] lays siege to the city of Constantinople. Numerous atrocities are perpetrated by the Ottomans, including the [[Church raiding|destruction of Orthodox churches]], widespread [[looting]], the [[rape]] of women and young girls, and [[slavery|enslavement]] of children. The siege results in the death of Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI, marking the final collapse of the Byzantine Empire. The Fall of Constantinople also marks the definitive end of the Middle Ages.

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===Victim deaths===
* May 29 - Constantine XI Palaiologos