1903 Birthday Siegfried F Nadel, Austrian/British anthropologist, Black Byzantium 1391 Death Johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies 1383 Death Johannes Cantacuzenus, Byzantium emperor(1341 - 1354) and monk, dies at 90 1261 Event Byzantium Emperor Michael VIII recaptures Constantinople 1204 Death Alexius IV Angelus, regent of Byzantium (1203-04), murdered 1203 Event Alexius IV Angelus appointed co-regent of Byzantium 1143 Death John II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident 1118 Death Alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies 1055 Death Constantine IX Monomachos, emperor of Byzantium, dies 976 Death John I Tzimisces, co-emperor of Byzantium (969-76), dies at 51 969 Event Johannes I Tzimisces, crowned emperor of Byzantium 948 Death Romanus I Lecapenus, Armenian emperor of Byzantium (919-44), dies 802 Event Empress Irene of Byzantium driven out 775 Death Constantine V Copronymus, Emperor of Byzantium (720-75), dies 711 Death Justitianus II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at about 42 668 Death Constantius II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at 37 641 Death Heraclius, emperor of Byzantium (610-641), dies at about 65 563 Death Justinianus, co-emperor of Byzantium (527-563), dies at 82 527 Event Justinianus becomes compassionate emperor of Byzantium 378 Death Flavius Valens, emperor of Byzantium (364-78), dies in battle at 50 330 Event Constantinople (Byzantium) becomes capital of Roman Empire
