1972 Event Dimitrios Papadopoulos becomes 269th patriarch of Constantinople 1972 Death Athenagoras, 268th patriarch of Constantinople, dies 1944 Death Harry CA Eyres, British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania), dies at 87 1930 Event Constantinople and Angora changes names to Istanbul and Ankara 1925 Event Turkish government throws out Constantine VI of Constantinople 1923 Event British occuping army leaves Constantinople 1913 Event Turkey and Bulgaria sign peace treaty in Constantinople 1912 Event Bulgarian troops in Constantinople blockade drinking water 1911 Event Great fire destroys downtown Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey 1896 Event Armenian revolutionairy assault on Ottoman Bank Constantinople 1873 Event Mehmed Kemals play "Vatan" premeres in Constantinople 1870 Event Constantinople in fire; 900 die 1856 Birthday Harry A. P. Eyres, British diplomat, Constantinople, Albania 1843 Birthday Pierre-Paul Cambon, French diplomat, Madrid, Constantinople, London 1784 Event Turkey and Russia sign treaty in Constantinople 1724 Event Russia and Turkey sign Treaty of Constantinople 1665 Event "Messiah" Sjabtai Tswi departs to Constantinople 1654 Death Cornelis Haga, ambassador to Constantinople (1611-39), dies at 76 1638 Death Lukaris Cyrillus, patriarch of Alexandria/Constantinople, dies 1578 Birthday Cornelis Haga, Dutch lawyer/ambassador to Constantinople, 1611-39 1540 Event Venice and Turkey sign Treaty of Constantinople 1453 Event Constantinople falls to Muhammad II (Turks); ends Byzantine Empire 1453 Event Turkish fleet sinks ships Golden Receiver in Constantinople 1330 Event Constantinople (Istanbul) becomes new capital by Roman Emperor Constantine for Eastern Roman Empire 1261 Event Byzantium Emperor Michael VIII recaptures Constantinople 1244 Death Johanna of Constantinople, countess of Flanders (1205-44), dies 1237 Death Jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies 1216 Death Hendrik of Constantinople, emperor of Constantinople (1206-16), dies 1205 Event Battle at Adrianople: Bulgaria beats Emp Boudouin of Constantinople 1204 Event Crusaders occupy Constantinople 1204 Event 4th Crusade occupies and plunders Constantinople 1203 Event Venetianen conquer Constantinople, emperor Alexius III flees 1075 Death John VIII Xiphilinus, theologian/patriarch of Constantinople, dies 1054 Event Michael Caerularius excommunicated of Constantinople 891 Death Photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies 870 Event 8th Ecumenical council ends in Constantinople 869 Event 4th Council of Constantinople (8th ecumenical council) opens 860 Event Swedish Vikings attack Constantinople 843 Event Icon worship officially re-instated in Aya Sofia Constantinople 842 Event Medieval Iconoclastic Controversy ends as a council in Constantinople formally reinstated the veneration of icons in the churches 680 Event 3rd Council of Constantinople (6th ecumenical council) opens 626 Event Battle at Constantinople: Slavic/Persians/Avarenvloot defeated 626 Event Avaren/Slaves under khagan Bajan begin siege of Constantinople 610 Event Heraclius' fleet takes Constantinople 553 Event 2nd Council of Constantinople (5th ecumenical council) opens 537 Event St. Sofia-church in Constantinople, initiated 532 Event Nika uprising at Constantinople fails, 30-40,000 die 532 Event Nika-revolt against Justianus and Theodora in Hippodrome Constantinople 412 Birthday St. Proclus, patriarch of Constantinople 362 Event Emperor Julianus of Constantinople ends education laws 335 Event Constantinople emperor Constantine the Great rules laws against Jews 330 Event Constantinople (Byzantium) becomes capital of Roman Empire
