451
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This article is about the year 451. For the number 451, see 451 (number).
| Centuries: | 4th century · 5th century · 6th century |
| Decades: | 420s 430s 440s 450s 460s 470s 480s |
| Years: | 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 |
| 451 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 451 CDLI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1204 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1393 – -1392 |
| Bengali calendar | -142 |
| Berber calendar | 1401 |
| Buddhist calendar | 995 |
| Burmese calendar | -187 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5959 – 5960 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚寅年十一月十三日 (3087/3147-11-13) — to —
辛卯年十一月廿三日(3088/3148-11-23) |
| Coptic calendar | 167 – 168 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 443 – 444 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4211 – 4212 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 506 – 507 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 373 – 374 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3552 – 3553 |
| Holocene calendar | 10451 |
| Iranian calendar | 171 BP – 170 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 176 BH – 175 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2784 |
| Thai solar calendar | 994 |
[edit] Events
[edit] By place
[edit] Western Roman Empire
- April 7—The Huns sack Metz.
- June 20—Battle of Chalons: The Huns and the Ostrogoths, facing the Romans and the Visigoths, achieve at best a draw. After the battle, between 10,000 and 20,000 men lie dead on the Catalaunian Fields.
[edit] Europe
- Battle of Vartanantz: The Armenian army is defeated by the Persians, and their rebel leader, Saint Vartan, dies. Despite the loss, Armenians consider this battle to have been a moral and religious victory, since the Persian king, out of respect for their efforts, allows them to remain Christian. The anniversary is a national and religious holiday.
[edit] Asia
- Sassanid ruler Yazdegerd II's decree abolishes the Sabbath, and orders executions of Jewish leaders, including the Exilarch Mar Nuna.
[edit] By topic
[edit] Religion
- October 8—Council of Chalcedon, Ecumenical council of the Christian church. As a result of this council the Oriental Orthodox churches became a separate communion.
- Jerusalem becomes a Patriarchate.
- Dioscorus of Alexandria is deposed as Patriarch of Antioch.
[edit] Births
- Jacob of Serugh, Syriac author
- Brigid of Ireland, Irish saint
[edit] Deaths
- Theodoric I, king of the Visigoths (killed in battle)
- Liu Yikang
- Tuoba Huang
