AD 61

AD 61 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	AD 61; LXI
Ab urbe condita	814
Assyrian calendar	4811
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−532
Berber calendar	1011
Buddhist calendar	605
Burmese calendar	−577
Byzantine calendar	5569–5570
Chinese calendar	庚申年 (Metal Monkey); 2758 or 2551; — to —; 辛酉年 (Metal Rooster); 2759 or 2552
Coptic calendar	−223 – −222
Discordian calendar	1227
Ethiopian calendar	53–54
Hebrew calendar	3821–3822
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	117–118
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	3161–3162
Holocene calendar	10061
Iranian calendar	561 BP – 560 BP
Islamic calendar	578 BH – 577 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	AD 61; LXI
Korean calendar	2394
Minguo calendar	1851 before ROC; 民前1851年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1407
Seleucid era	372/373 AG
Thai solar calendar	603–604
Tibetan calendar	阳金猴年; (male Iron-Monkey); 187 or −194 or −966; — to —; 阴金鸡年; (female Iron-Rooster); 188 or −193 or −965

Year 61 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

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 and killed 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.