455
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| 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 |
[edit] Events
[edit] By Place
[edit] 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.
- 17 March — Petronius Maximus becomes Emperor. He is later killed by an angry mob.
- June 2 — Geiseric leads the Vandals into Rome, and plunders the city for a period lasting two weeks.
- July 9 — Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor at Tolosa.
[edit] Europe
- The Ostrogoths conquer Pannonia and Dalmatia.
- According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Hengist and Horsa battle Wurtgern at Aylesford. Horsa is killed.
[edit] Asia
- Skandagupta succeeds Kumaragupta as ruler of the Gupta Empire.
[edit] The Americas
- Earliest recorded date at Chichen Itza.
[edit] Births
[edit] 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
