AD 76
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| Thai solar calendar | 618–619 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴木猪年 (female Wood-Pig) 202 or −179 or −951 — to — 阳火鼠年 (male Fire-Rat) 203 or −178 or −950 |
AD 76 (Consulship of Titus and Vespasianus (or, less frequently, year 829 Ab urbe condita). The denomination AD 76 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Roman Empire
- Emperors Roman Consuls.
- Governor auxiliaryforces.
China
- First year of Jianchu era of the Chinese Han dynasty.
By topic
Art and Science
- Chinese historian Ban Gu develops a theory of the origins of the universe.
Religion
- Pope Anacletus I succeeds Pope Linus as the third pope of the Catholic Church (according to the official Vaticanlist).
Births
- January 24 – Hadrian, Roman emperor (d. 138)[1]
Deaths
- Linus, pope of the Catholic Church (approximate date)
- 33 AD)
- Nicanor the Deacon, Greek missionary and martyr
- Quintus Asconius Pedianus, Roman historian (b. 9 BC)
References
- ISBN 0-631-21858-0.