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Calendar overview 560
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| 560 in other calendars | |
| Armenian calendar | 8/9 (turn of the year July) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 552/553 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1103/04 (southern Buddhism); 1102/03 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 54th (55th) cycle
Year of the Metal Dragon庚辰 ( at the beginning of the year Earth-Rabbit 己卯) |
| Jewish calendar | 4320/21 (September 5-6) |
| Coptic calendar | 276/277 |
| Roman calendar |
from urbe condita MCCCXIII (1313)
Diocletian's era : 276/277 (New Year November) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 870/871 (April)
Syria: 871/872 (October) |
| Spanish era | 598 |
| Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 616/617 (turn of the year April) |
Events
Politics and world events
Europe
- around 560: After the death of his father Audoin, Alboin becomes king of the Lombards on the central Danube .
- around 560: Ceawlin becomes King of Wessex after the death of Cynric .
- around 560: Æthelberht becomes king of Kent .
- around 560: On their move to the west, the Avars defeat the Hunno-Bulgarians north of the Black Sea .
- around 560: Kunimund succeeds his father Turisind on the throne of the Gepid Empire .
Asia
- Sekin Shad, co-ruler of the Gök Turks , defeats the Kitan in northern China.
- Together with the Sassanid Empire under Chosrau I, the Gök Turks destroy the Empire of the Hephthalites in the decisive battle at Bukhara .
religion
- around 560: The previously Arian Suebi change to the Catholic faith with their king; thus, among the Christian peoples of Europe, only the Visigoths under Athanagild hold on to the Arian faith.
Born
Exact date of birth unknown
- Sophronius of Jerusalem , Patriarch of Jerusalem († 638 )
- Sui Yangdi , Chinese Emperor († 618 )
Born around 560
- Eustasius , abbot and missionary of the Bavarians († 629 )
- Isidore of Seville , Doctor of the Church († 636 )
Died
Date of death secured
- September 7th : Chlodoald , Merovingian prince, saint (* around 520 )
Exact date of death unknown
- Aspasius of Auch , Abbot of Auch
- Glappa , King of Bernicia
Died around 560
- Audoin , King of the Lombards
- Cynric , King of Wessex
- Turisind , King of the Gepids
- after 560: Johannes Lydos , Eastern Roman writer
Web links
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