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Calendar overview 566
Map with all linked sites: | 566 | |
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 marries the Visigoth king's daughter Brunichild . |
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| 566 in other calendars | |
| Armenian calendar | 14/15 (turn of the year July) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 558/559 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1109/10 (southern Buddhism); 1108/09 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 54th (55th) cycle
Year of the Fire Dog丙戌 ( at the beginning of the year Wood Rooster 乙酉) |
| Jewish calendar | 4326/27 (August 30/31) |
| Coptic calendar | 282/283 |
| Roman calendar |
from urbe condita MCCCXIX (1319)
Diocletian's era : 282/283 (November turn of the year) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 876/877 (April)
Syria: 877/878 (October) |
| Spanish era | 604 |
| Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 622/623 (turn of the year April) |
Events
- Spring: The Frankish King Sigibert I marries the Visigoth king's daughter Brunichild .
- Sigibert suffers a heavy defeat against the Avars . He is only able to purchase free withdrawal and a permanent peace agreement with the Avars by means of “gifts”.
- Increasing rivalry between the Longobards under Alboin and the Gepids under Kunimund : The Eastern Roman Empire also intervened and occupied the fortress of Sirmium claimed by the Longobards . In order to win them over as an ally against Ostrom and the Gepids, Alboin contacts the Avars .
Born
- Tang Gaozu , first emperor of the Chinese Tang dynasty († 635 )
Died
- Justin , Eastern Roman general and nephew of Emperor Justinian I.
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