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539
The Ostrogoths conquer Mediolanum , today's Milan .
539 in other calendars
Ethiopian calendar	531/532
Buddhist calendar	1082/83 (southern Buddhism); 1081/82 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana )
Chinese calendar	53rd (54th) cycle Year of the Earth- Sheep 己未 ( at the beginning of the year Earth-Horse 戊午)
Jewish calendar	4299/4300 (August 29/30)
Coptic calendar	255/256
Roman calendar	ab urbe condita MCCXCII (1292) Diocletian's era : 255/256 (New Year November)
Seleucid era	Babylon: 849/850 (April) Syria: 850/851 (October)
Spanish era	577
Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar)	595/596 (turn of the year April)

Kingdom of the Gepids 539–551

Events

Politics and world events

Gothic war

• Gothic war : war campaigns of the Franks in northern Italy against both Eastern Roman and Eastern Gothic associations.
• After a long siege , the Ostrogoths conquer Mediolanum , today's Milan .

Japan

• Kimmei becomes 29th Emperor of Japan .

Disasters

• November 29th : Antioch is shaken by a severe earthquake.

Born

• Haming , Franconian Duke († 554 )
• Maurikios , Eastern Roman Emperor († 602 )

Died

• March 15 : Senka , Japanese Emperor (* 467 )
• Sittas , Eastern Roman military leader

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