63
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This article is about the year 63. For the number 63, see 63 (number).
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 1st century BC – 1st century – 2nd century |
| Decades: | 30s 40s 50s – 60s – 70s 80s 90s |
| Years: | 60 61 62 – 63 – 64 65 66 |
| 63 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 63 LXIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 816 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1781 – -1780 |
| Bengali calendar | -530 |
| Berber calendar | 1013 |
| Buddhist calendar | 607 |
| Burmese calendar | -575 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5571 – 5572 |
| Chinese calendar | 壬戌年十一月十三日 (2699/2759-11-13) — to —
癸亥年十一月廿二日(2700/2760-11-22) |
| Coptic calendar | -221 – -220 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 55 – 56 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3823 – 3824 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 118 – 119 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 3164 – 3165 |
| Holocene calendar | 10063 |
| Iranian calendar | 559 BP – 558 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 576 BH – 575 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2396 |
| Thai solar calendar | 606 |
Year 63 (LXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
[edit] Events
[edit] By place
[edit] Roman Empire
- Vespasian becomes governor of Africa.
- Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo is restored to command after the Roman debacle at the Battle of Rhandeia; he invaded Armenia and defeated Tiridates II, who accepted Roman sovereignty; Parthia withdrew from the war.
- Pompeii the city at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, is heavily damaged by a strong earthquake. Fearing an eruption of the volcano, many of the 20,000 inhabitants leave their homes in a panicked flight. Those who remain behind begin to rebuild Pompeii.
[edit] By topic
[edit] Religion
- According to legend, Joseph of Arimathea goes to Glastonbury on the first Christian mission to Britain.
[edit] Arts and Science
- Aulus Cornelius Celsus writes a dictionary (encyclopedia) on the arts and sciences.
[edit] Births
- Pliny the Younger, Roman writer
[edit] Deaths
- Mark the Evangelist (traditional date) (see 61)
- Claudia Augusta, sole child of Nero
