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Calendar overview 406
Map with all linked sites: | 406 | |
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| 406 in other calendars | |
| Ethiopian calendar | 398/399 |
| Buddhist calendar | 949/950 (southern Buddhism); 948/949 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 51st (52nd) cycle
Year of the fire horse丙午 ( at the beginning of the year wood snake 乙巳) |
| Jewish calendar | 4166/67 (August 29/30) |
| Coptic Calendar | 122/123 |
| Roman calendar |
from urbe condita MCLIX (1159)
Diocletian's era : 122/123 (New Year November) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 716/717 (turn of the year April)
Syria: 717/718 (turn of the year October) |
| Spanish era | 444 |
| Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 462/463 (turn of the year April) |
events
Politics and world events
Europe
- Victory of the Western Roman troops under Stilicho in the battle of Faesulae ( Fiesole ) against invading Goths under Radagaisus , whom Stilicho had to be executed after the battle.
- After the death of his father Godigisel, Gunderich becomes King of the Vandals .
- Probably on December 31 fall Vandals, Alans , Suevi and Alemanni together over the Rhine in Gaul one. Control of the Roman Rhine border temporarily collapses after the Rhine crossing in 406 , and the Roman Rhine fleet ceases to exist.
Asia
science and technology
- The monk Mesrob Masthoc developed his own Armenian alphabet .
Born
- Lu Xiujing , Chinese scholar († 477)
Died
Date of death secured
- August 23: Radagaisus , Gothic military leader
Exact date of death unknown
- Marcus , Roman usurper
Died around 406
- Alban of Mainz , saint, patron saint of Mainz
- Godigisel , King of the Vandals (* around 359)
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