ON THIS DAY

Battles & Sieges
1456 (570 years ago)
(4 June) The city of Athens was conquered by the Ottoman general Turahanoğlu Ömer Bey during the reign of Fatih Sultan Mehmed.
Deaths
1876 (150 years ago)
(4 June) 32nd Ottoman Sultan Abdulaziz was found dead in his room, but whether he was assassinated or died of natural causes remains a subject of debate

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