AD 420
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| AD 420 by topic |
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| Gregorian calendar | 420 CDXX |
| Ab urbe condita | 1173 |
| Assyrian calendar | 5170 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 341–342 |
| Bengali calendar | −173 |
| Berber calendar | 1370 |
| Buddhist calendar | 964 |
| Burmese calendar | −218 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5928–5929 |
| Chinese calendar | 己未年 (Earth Goat) 3117 or 2910 — to — 庚申年 (Metal Monkey) 3118 or 2911 |
| Coptic calendar | 136–137 |
| Discordian calendar | 1586 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 412–413 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4180–4181 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 476–477 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 341–342 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3520–3521 |
| Holocene calendar | 10420 |
| Iranian calendar | 202 BP – 201 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 208 BH – 207 BH |
| Javanese calendar | 304–305 |
| Julian calendar | 420 CDXX |
| Korean calendar | 2753 |
| Minguo calendar | 1492 before ROC 民前1492年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1048 |
| Seleucid era | 731/732 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 962–963 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴土羊年 (female Earth-Goat) 546 or 165 or −607 — to — 阳金猴年 (male Iron-Monkey) 547 or 166 or −606 |
Year 420 (CDXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Theodosius and Constantius (or, less frequently, year 1173 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 420 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
- the Franks cross the Rhine and invade Northern Gaul. In Italia an army is prepared to campaign with Castinus as chief.
Persia
- Yazdegerd I dies after a 21-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Bahram V, who becomes head of the Persian Empire.
- Abdas, bishop of Susa, is accused of burning down one of the fire temples of Ahura Mazda, and after refusing to rebuild it, he is executed, under orders of Shah Yazdegerd I.
Asia
- July 10 – The Jin Dynasty ends in China. Liu Yu (Emperor Wu of Liu Song) becomes the first ruler of the Liu Song Dynasty. Nanjing is reinstated as the capital of northern China.[1]
- The Southern Dynasties begin in China.[1]
- Guisin becomes king of the Korean kingdom of Baekje.[2]
- The Gupta Empire reaches its peak territorial extent under Chandragupta II and his son Kumaragupta I.
Births
- Anthemius, emperor of the Western Roman Empire
- Ecdicius, Roman general (magister militum)
- Libius Severus, emperor of the Western Roman Empire
- Majorian, emperor of the Western Roman Empire
- Palladius, caesar and son of Petronius Maximus
- Valamir, king of the Ostrogoths (he is also thought to have been born in 425 AD[3])
- Yuan Can, high official of the Liu Song Dynasty (d. 477)
Deaths
- January 21 – Yazdegerd I, king of the Sassanid Empire
- February 26 – Saint Porphyry, bishop of Gaza (Palestine)
- September 30 – Saint Jerome, priest and translator of the Bible
- Saint Abdas, bishop of Susa (Iran)
- Li Xin, duke of the Chinese state Western Liang
- Orosius, Christian historian and theologian (approximate date)
- Pelagius, British monk (approximate date)
- Yao, empress consort and wife of Mingyuan
References
- ^ a b Bernard Grun, The Timetables of History, Simon & Schuster, 3rd ed, 1991. ISBN 0671749196
- ^ "List of Rulers of Korea". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
- ^ "Kings of the Franks". www.historyfiles.co.uk. Retrieved March 29, 2021.