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Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	1st century BC – 1st century – 2nd century
Decades:	30s  40s  50s  – 60s –  70s  80s  90s
Years:	58 59 60 – 61 – 62 63 64

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61 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	61 LXI
Ab urbe condita	814
Armenian calendar	N/A
Bahá'í calendar	-1783 – -1782
Berber calendar	1011
Buddhist calendar	605
Burmese calendar	-577
Byzantine calendar	5569 – 5570
Chinese calendar	庚申年十一月廿一日 (2697/2757-11-21) — to — 辛酉年十二月初一日 (2698/2758-12-1)
Coptic calendar	-223 – -222
Ethiopian calendar	53 – 54
Hebrew calendar	3821 – 3822
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	116 – 117
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	3162 – 3163
Holocene calendar	10061
Iranian calendar	561 BP – 560 BP
Islamic calendar	578 BH – 577 BH
Japanese calendar
Korean calendar	2394
Thai solar calendar	604
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Year 61 (LXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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[edit] Roman Empire

• The Druidic stronghold of Angelsey in north Wales is attacked and destroyed by Suetonius Paulinus (Tacitus, Annals xiv 30).
• Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni, leads a Celtic revolt in Britain. She is defeated in the Battle of Watling Street. She died by poisoning herself so she would not be enslaved by the roman governor, Suetonius Paulinus.
• After defeating the Iceni, the Romans begin the process of Romanizing Britain. They create Roman-style cities, install a Roman administration and build roads.
• Galba becomes governor of Hispania Tarraconensis.

[edit] Births

• Pliny the Younger, Roman scientist (d. c. 112).

[edit] Deaths

• Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni
• Saint Mark is executed after having introduced Christianity in Egypt^{[citation needed]}