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41

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This article is about the year 41. For other uses, see 41 (number).
Centuries: 1st Century BC · 1st century · 2nd century
Decades: 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s
Years: 38 39 40 41 42 43 44
41 by topic
Politics
State leaders - Sovereign states
Birth and death categories
Births - Deaths
Establishments and disestablishments categories
Establishments - Disestablishments
41 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar 41
XLI
Ab urbe condita 794
Armenian calendar N/A
Chinese calendar 2737 – 2738
庚子 – 辛丑
Ethiopian calendar 33 – 34
Hebrew calendar 3801 – 3802
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat 96 – 97
- Shaka Samvat N/A
- Kali Yuga 3142 – 3143
Iranian calendar 581 BP – 580 BP
Islamic calendar 599 BH – 598 BH

Events

By place

Roman Empire

  • Consuls are the emperor Caligula and Gnaeus Sentius Saturninus
  • January 24 - Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel despotism, is assassinated by his disgruntled Praetorian Guards.
  • January 24 - Claudius succeeds his nephew Caligula as Emperor.
  • January 25 - After a night of negotiation, Claudius is accepted as Emperor by the Senate.
  • Claudius makes Agrippa king of Judea.
  • Messalina, wife of Claudius, persuades Claudius to have Seneca the Younger banished to Corsica on a charge of adultery with Julia Livilla.
  • Claudius restores religious freedom to Jews throughout the empire, but prohibits Jews in Rome from proselytising.
  • An attack across the Rhine by the Germans is stopped by the Romans.

Asia

  • Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty deposes his wife, Guo Shentong, as empress, and creates his consort Yin Lihua empress in her place

By Topic

Religion

  • The disciples of Jesus form communities after the Diaspora, especially in Damascus and Antioch. For the first time they are called Christians.

Births

  • Martial, Latin poet (possible birthdate)
  • Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, son of Claudius and Messalina.

Deaths

  • January 24 - Caligula, Roman Emperor (assassinated).
  • January 24 - Julia Drusilla, daughter of Caligula (assassinated).
  • End of the year - Julia Livilla, daughter of Germanicus, niece of Claudius, starved to death in her exile.

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