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Calendar overview 555
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| 555 in other calendars | |
| Armenian calendar | 3/4 (turn of the year July) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 547/548 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1098/99 (southern Buddhism); 1097/98 (alternative calculation according to Buddhas Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 54th (55th) cycle
Year of the wood pig乙亥 ( at the beginning of the year wood dog 甲戌) |
| Jewish calendar | 4315/16 (September 1st and 2nd) |
| Coptic calendar | 271/272 |
| Roman calendar |
from urbe condita MCCCVIII (1308)
Diocletian's era : 271/272 (New Year November) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 865/866 (April)
Syria: 866/867 (October) |
| Spanish era | 593 |
| Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 611/612 (turn of the year April) |
Events
Politics and world events
- After the death of the 20-year-old Theudebald , his great-uncle Chlothar I inherited his Frankish part of the empire.
- The last Ostrogothic units capitulate to the Eastern Romans near Salerno .
- After Butilin's death, Magnachar becomes Duke of the Alemanni .
- With the assassination of Agila I , Athanagild , who has led an uprising against Agila since 551 , becomes the undisputed ruler of the Visigoths . However, he has to accept an Eastern Roman enclave in his area.
- around 555: A "dux" Garibald I is mentioned for 555 by Gregor von Tours as "One of the ..." Frankish king Chlothar I. In Lombard tradition he is called the Duke of Bavaria . Bavarian historiography assigns it to the Agilolfinger dynasty in the tribal duchy of Bavaria.
- around 555: Under the pressure of the new Gök-Turk empire, the Avars migrate west from Central Asia.
Economy and culture
- around 555: Eastern Roman monks smuggle silkworms to Europe, making the production of silk possible here for the first time .
religion
Disasters
- An earthquake destroys Latakia .
Born
- around 555: Chadīdscha bint Chuwailid , wife of Mohammed († around 619 )
- around 555: Basolus von Verzy , missionary in the Franconian Empire († 630 )
Died
Date of death secured
Exact date of death unknown
- March: Agila I , King of the Visigoths
- November / December: Theudebald , Merovingian Frankish king (* around 533 / 535 )
Died around 555
- Helier , hermit and saint, patron saint of Jersey
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