For other uses, see 455 (disambiguation).
| Centuries: | 4th century · 5th century · 6th century |
| Decades: | 420s 430s 440s 450s 460s 470s 480s |
| Years: | 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 |
| 455 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 455 CDLV |
| Ab urbe condita | 1208 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1389 – -1388 |
| Berber calendar | 1405 |
| Buddhist calendar | 999 |
| Burmese calendar | -183 |
| Chinese calendar | 3091/3151-11-27 (甲午年十一月廿七日) — to —
3092/3152-12-7(乙未年十二月初七日) |
| Coptic calendar | 171 – 172 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 447 – 448 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4215 – 4216 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 510 – 511 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 377 – 378 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3556 – 3557 |
| Holocene calendar | 10455 |
| Iranian calendar | 167 BP – 166 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 172 BH – 171 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2788 |
| Thai solar calendar | 998 |
Events
By Place
Western Roman Empire
- March 16 — Valentinian III is murdered by former soldiers of Aëtius, in revenge for Valentinian's killing of Aëtius the previous year. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 4th century (per the Julian calendar and Anno Domini / Common era) was that Century The 5th century is the period from 401 to 500 in accordance with the Julian calendar in Anno Domini / Common Era. The 6th century is the period from 501 to 600 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends Saint Augustine of Hippo publishes The City of God. Events and Trends Buddhagosha writes the Visuddhimagga in Sri Lanka (approximate date Events and Trends Armorica rebels against the Roman empire. Cunedda begins his reign as Monarch of Wales. Events and Trends 451 The battle of Avarayr 451, The Huns and the Ostrogoths facing the Romans Events and Trends Aspar becomes Magister militum and de facto ruler of the Eastern Roman Empire. Events and Trends 476 — Abdication of Romulus Augustus — fall of the Western Roman empire. Events and Trends 481 — Clovis I becomes king of the Franks upon the death of Childeric I (or 482) 481 — This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Events By Place Western Roman Empire Attila, king of the Huns, invades Italy. Events By Place Europe Theodoric II succeeds his brother Thorismund as king of the Visigoths. Events By Place Western Roman Empire September 21 — During a meeting in his throne room in Ravenna, Emperor Valentinian Events By Place Western Roman Empire Capua is destroyed by the Vandals. Events By Place Western Roman Empire Majorian is declared emperor by Ricimer. Events By Place Europe Childeric I succeeds Merovech as king of the Franks (or 457) Africa Kingdom of the Vandals and Alans - Geiseric, King of the Vandals and Alans ( 428 - 477 The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Flavius Placidius Valentinianus ( July 2, 419 &ndash March 16, 455) known in English as Valentinian III, was among the last Aëtius is also the name of several other persons Flavius Aëtius or simply Aëtius, (c Aetius or Aëtius may refer to Aetius (philosopher of Antioch a 1st-century B
- 17 March — Petronius Maximus becomes Emperor. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Flavius Anicius Petronius Maximus (c 396 - May 31 455) was a Roman aristocrat and briefly Western Roman Emperor with the designation He is later killed by an angry mob. Ochlocracy ( Greek: οχλοκρατία or okhlokratía; Latin: ochlocratia) is government by mob or a mass of people
- June 2 — Geiseric leads the Vandals into Rome, and plunders the city for a period lasting two weeks. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Geiseric the Lame (c 389 &ndash January 25, 477) also spelled as Gaiseric or Genseric, was the King of the Vandals Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2
- July 9 — Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor at Tolosa. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. This article is about the Roman Emperor For the poet see Avitus of Vienne. Toulouse ( pronounced in standard French, and in the local accent ( Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced) is a city in southwest
Europe
- The Ostrogoths conquer Pannonia and Dalmatia. The Ostrogoths (Ostrogothi or Austrogothi were a branch of the Goths, an East Germanic tribe that played a major role in the political events of the late Pannonia is an ancient province of the Roman Empire bounded north and east by the Danube, coterminous westward with Noricum and upper Italy, Dalmatia ( Croatian: Dalmacija, see names in other languages) is a region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, situated mostly in modern
- According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Hengist and Horsa battle Wurtgern at Aylesford. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of Annals in Old English chronicling the history of the Anglo-Saxons. Horsa, according to tradition was a fifth century warrior and brother of Hengest who took part in the invasion and conquest of Britain from its native Vortigern (ˈvɔrtɨɡɝːn also spelled Vortiger and Vortigen and in Welsh Gwrtheyrn was a 5th century warlord in Britain, a leading ruler among Aylesford is a large village on the River Medway in Kent, 4 miles NW of Maidstone in England. Horsa is killed. Horsa, according to tradition was a fifth century warrior and brother of Hengest who took part in the invasion and conquest of Britain from its native
Asia
- Skandagupta succeeds Kumaragupta as ruler of the Gupta Empire. Skandagupta (d 467 was a ruler of northern India under the Gupta dynasty. Kumaragupta I (Mahendraditya was ruler of the Gupta Empire from 415 - 455 CE. The Gupta Empire ( Hindi: गुप्त राजवंश was ruled by members of the Gupta dynasty from around 320 to 550 C
The Americas
- Earliest recorded date at Chichen Itza. Chichen Itza (tʃiːˈtʃɛn iːˈtsɑː from Chi'ch'èen Ìitsha' "At the mouth of the well of the Itza " is a
Births
Deaths
- March 16 — Valentinian III, West Roman emperor (assassinated)
- 22 April — Petronius Maximus, West Roman emperor (killed by mob)
- Kumaragupta, Emperor of the Gupta Empire
- King Biyu of Baekje of Korea
- Niall Noigiallach, High King of Ireland
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