The world in 50.

Year 50 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. AD 49 state leaders - Events of AD 50 - AD 51 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- Africa Kush - 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 This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Thursday ( Dominical letter D) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• Roman Emperor Claudius appoints Agrippa II governor of Chalcis. Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus or Claudius I ( August 1, 10 BC &ndash October 13, AD 54 ( Tiberius Claudius Drusus from birth to For other with this name see Agrippa (disambiguation. Agrippa II (b Chalcis or Chalkida, Halkida, Halkis or Chalkis ( Greek, Modern Χαλκίδα xal'ciða Ancient/ Katharevousa: -ίς
• Claudius adopts Nero. Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( December 15, 37 – June 9, 68) born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also called
• Cologne is raised to the status of a city. The History of Cologne, Germany's oldest major city can be broken into several periods
• In Britain, governor Publius Ostorius Scapula begins his campaign against the recalcitrant Silures of south Wales, who are led by the former Catuvellaunian prince Caratacus. Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between AD 43 and 410 Publius Ostorius Scapula (died 52 was a Roman statesman and general who governed Britain from 47 until his death and was responsible for the defeat and capture of The Silures were a powerful and warlike Tribe of ancient Britain, occupying approximately the counties of Monmouthshire, Breconshire and The Catuvellauni were a Celtic Belgic tribe or state of south-eastern Britain before the Roman conquest. Caratacus ( Brythonic *Caratācos, Greek Καράτακος; variants Latin Caractacus, Greek Καρτάκης London (Londinium), Exeter (Isca Dumnoniorum), Tripontium (near modern Rugby) and the fort of Manduessedum (near modern Atherstone) are founded (approximate date). London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. This article covers the history of London during the Roman period from around 47 AD when the Roman city of Londinium was founded Exeter ( (IPA ˈeksɪtər is a city, district and County town of Devon, England. Isca Dumnoniorum was a town in the Roman province of Britannia. Tripontium was a town in Roman Britain. It lay on the Roman road later called Watling Street (and known today as the A5) at a site now chiefly Rugby is a Market town in Warwickshire, in the West Midlands of England, on the River Avon. Manduessedum was a Roman fort and later a civilian small Town in the Roman Province of Britannia. Atherstone is a town in Warwickshire, England. The town is located near the northernmost tip of Warwickshire close to the border with Staffordshire
• The Iazyges settle in the plains to the east of the Tisza River. The Iazyges ( Jazyges is an orthographic variant were a nomadic tribe "Tisa" redirects here For other uses see Tisa (disambiguation and Tisza (disambiguation.
• Romans learn the use of soap from the Gauls. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial SOAP (see below for name and origins is a protocol for exchanging XML -based messages over Computer networks normally using Gaul (Gallia was the Roman name for the region of Western Europe comprising present day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western
• Rome now has a population of 1 million.

Asia

• The Tocharian or Yue-Chi tribes are united under the Kushan leader Kujula Kadphises, thus creating the Kushan Empire in Afghanistan and northern India. The Yuezhi or Rouzhi ( Chinese: 月支 Pinyin: yuè zhī or ròu zhī; also 月氏 Pinyin: yuè shì The Kushan Empire (c 1st &ndash 3rd centuries) was a Bactrian state that at its cultural zenith Circa 105 &ndash 250 Kujula Kadphises, reigned (30-80 CE (Kushan language Κοζουλου Καδφιζου, also Κοζολα Καδαφες, Pali: Kujula Kasasa The Kushan Empire (c 1st &ndash 3rd centuries) was a Bactrian state that at its cultural zenith Circa 105 &ndash 250 (approximate date)

By topic

Religion

• The Apostles hold the Council of Jerusalem (approximate date). The Twelve Apostles (Greek apostolos, "someone sent out" e Council of Jerusalem (or Apostolic Conference) is a name applied subsequently to a meeting described in Acts of the Apostles chapter and probably referred to
• Christianity is introduced throughout Nubia by a high official of Queen Judith. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings This article is about the region in Africa for other uses see Nubia (disambiguation.
• The Epistle to the Romans is written (approximate date). The Epistle of St Paul the Apostle to the Romans is one of the letters of the New Testament canon of the Christian Bible.

Art and Science

• Pedanius Dioscorides describes the medical applications of plants in De Materia Medica. Pedanius Dioscorides (Πεδάνιος Διοσκορίδης ca
• Pamphilus of Alexandria writes a poetic lexicon. Pamphilus (1st century AD was a Greek Grammarian of the school of Aristarchus of Samothrace.
• Hero of Alexandria invents a steam turbine (possible date). Hero (or Heron) of Alexandria ( Ήρων ο Αλεξανδρεύς) (c A steam turbine is a mechanical device that extracts Thermal energy from pressurized Steam, and converts it into useful mechanical work
• Diogenes, the Greek explorer, discovers the African Great Lakes. The Great Lakes of Africa are a series of Lakes in and around the geographic Great Rift Valley formed by the action of the tectonic East African
• The distinction between chronic maladies and acute illnesses is made by Thessalos.

Births

• Cai Lun, Chinese inventor of paper and the papermaking process

Deaths

• Abgarus of Edessa, king of Osroene
• Aulus Cornelius Celsus, author of De Medicina
• Gamaliel the Elder, the nasi of the Jewish people in Babylonia
• Philo of Alexandria, Jewish philosopher (b. Cai Lun ( (ca 50 AD&ndash121 Courtesy name Jingzhong (敬仲 was a Chinese Eunuch, who is conventionally regarded as the Inventor Paper is thin material mainly used for writing upon printing upon or packaging Papermaking is the process of making Paper, a material which is used ubiquitously today for writing and packaging For the other historical kings Abgar of Osroene see Osroene. Abgar V or Abgarus V of Edessa (4 BC - AD 7 and AD 13 - 50 Osroene (also spelled Osrohene, Osrhoene; Syriac:ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܥܣܪܐ ܥܝܢܐ Malkuṯā d-Bēt ʿŌsrā ʿĪnē Aulus Cornelius Celsus (ca 25 BC—ca 50 was a Roman encyclopedist and Physician. This article is about Gamaliel the Elder For other individuals and uses see Gamaliel (disambiguation Gamaliel the Elder (gəmā'lēəl or For the Arab month by this name see Nasi (month. Also the Malay/Indonesian word for rice PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Babylonia was an Amorite state in lower Mesopotamia (modern southern Iraq) with Babylon as its capital Philo (20 BC - 50 AD) known also as Philo of Alexandria (gr Φίλων ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς Philo Judaeus, Philo Judaeus of Alexandria Alexandria ( Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه Eskendereyya; Standard Arabic: ar الإسكندرية Al-Iskandariyya; Ἀλεξάνδρεια PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language 20 BC) (approximate date)