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From Encyclopedia Jr, free information reference for Kids
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This article is about the year 1. For the number 1, see 1 (number). For other uses, see 1 (disambiguation).
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"1AD" redirects here. For other uses, see 1AD (disambiguation).
| 1 by topic |
| Politics |
| State leaders - Sovereign states |
| Birth and death categories |
| Births - Deaths |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories |
| Establishments - Disestablishments |
1 in other calendars
| Gregorian calendar |
1
I |
| Ab urbe condita |
754 |
| Armenian calendar |
N/A |
| Chinese calendar |
2697 – 2698
庚申 – 辛酉 |
| Ethiopian calendar |
-7 – -6 |
| Hebrew calendar |
3761 – 3762 |
| Hindu calendars |
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| - Vikram Samvat |
56 – 57 |
| - Shaka Samvat |
N/A |
| - Kali Yuga |
3102 – 3103 |
| Iranian calendar |
621 BP – 620 BP |
| Islamic calendar |
640 BH – 639 BH |
Events
By place
Roman Empire
- Tiberius, under order of Augustus, quelled revolts in Germania (1 - 5)
- Gaius Caesar and Lucius Aemilius Paullus are appointed as consuls.
- Lions became extinct in Western Europe.
- Construction of the Aqua Alsienta aqueduct.
- Silk appears in Rome [1].
Asia
- Start of the Yuanshi era of the Chinese Han Dynasty.
- Confucius is given his first royal title (posthumous name) of Lord Baochengxun Ni.
- Emperor Ping of Han China's reign begins.
Africa
- Kingdom of Aksum, centered in modern day Ethiopia and Eritrea, is founded (approximate date).
Americas
- Moxos ceases to be a significant religious area in South America (approximate date).
By topic
Arts and Sciences
- The poem Metamorphoses is written by Ovid.
Religion
- Jesus' birth, according to the Anno Domini era created by Dionysius Exiguus in 525 as argued by one scholar, Georges Declercq, in Anno Domini (2000). Most scholars argue that Dionysius placed the birth of Jesus in 1 BC.
- The first full year in the life of Jesus as assigned by Dionysius Exiguus in his Anno Domini era.
- Buddhism is introduced into China.
Demography
- The world population is about 300,000,000.[2]
Births
- Lucius Annaeus Gallio, Roman proconsul (d. 65)
Deaths
- Zhao Feiyan, empress of Emperor Cheng of Han, forced to commit suicide (b. unknown)
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