2013 Event A railway under the sea, first proposed by Ottoman Sultan Abdulmejid 150 years ago is completed; the sea tunnel, connecting Europe and Asia is the deepest submerged railway tunnel of its kind in the world 2013 Event Pope Francis canonizes a record-breaking number of new Catholic Church saints; Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI submitted the 813 'Martyrs of Otranto' who were beheaded by Ottoman soldiers for refusing to convert to Islam 1927 Event Sea battle at Navarino (Greece freed of Ottoman occupation) 1923 Event Turkey declares independence (successor state to Ottoman Empire) 1922 Event Ottoman Empire abolished 1921 Event Turkey declared in remnants of Ottoman Empire 1908 Event Bulgaria declares independence from Ottoman Empire (Turkey) 1896 Event Armenian revolutionairy assault on Ottoman Bank Constantinople 1874 Birthday 'Abbas Hilmi II, last khedive, Ottoman viceroy, of Egypt, 1892-1914 1861 Birthday Mehmed VI, last sultan of Ottoman Empire, 1918-22 1830 Birthday Abdul Aziz, Istanbul Ottoman, 32nd sultan of Turkey, 1861-76 1829 Event Russia and Ottoman Empire sign Peace Treaty of Adrianople 1820 Event Greece freedom revolt against anti Ottoman attack 1696 Birthday Mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman, Turkey, 1730-54, fought Austria and Russia 1687 Event Ottoman invaders of Hungary routed at Battle of Mohacs 1596 Event Battle at Kerestes: Ottoman beat Austria-Hungary and Germany
