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Calendar overview 473
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| Glycerius becomes emperor of the Western Roman Empire . | |
| 473 in other calendars | |
| Ethiopian calendar | 465/466 | 
| Buddhist calendar | 1016/17 (southern Buddhism); 1015/16 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) | 
| Chinese calendar | 52nd (53rd) cycle
 Year of the water buffalo癸丑 ( at the beginning of the year water rat壬子)  | 
| Jewish calendar | 4233/34 (September 7/8) | 
| Coptic calendar | 189/190 | 
| Roman calendar | 
from urbe condita  MCCXXVI (1226)
 Diocletian's era : 189/190 (turn of the year November)  | 
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 783/784 (turn of the year April)
 Syria: 784/785 (New Year October)  | 
| Spanish era | 511 | 
| Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 529/530 (turn of the year April) | 
Events
- Around March 3 : Glycerius succeeds Olybrius as Western Roman Emperor. Glycerius is also not recognized by Ostrom as an emperor, which Julius Nepos favors.
 
- After the death of the king of the Burgundy , Gundioch , Chilperich I becomes sole ruler.
 - Successful campaign of the Visigoth king Eurich in Spain
 
Born
- around 473: Aemilianus von Cogolla , Hispanic shepherd and hermit († 574 )
 - 473 or 474 : Magnus Felix Ennodius , Bishop of Pavia and author of numerous Christian writings in Latin († 521 )
 
Died
- January 20 : Euthymius of Melitene , Judean ascetic (* 377 )