56 facts for kids
This page is about the year 56. For the actual number, see fifty-six.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 1st century BC – 1st century – 2nd century |
| Decades: | 20s 30s 40s – 50s – 60s 70s 80s |
| Years: | 53 54 55 – 56 – 57 58 59 |
| Gregorian calendar | AD 56 LVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 809 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4806 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −537 |
| Berber calendar | 1006 |
| Buddhist calendar | 600 |
| Burmese calendar | −582 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5564–5565 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙卯年 (Wood Rabbit) 2752 or 2692 — to — 丙辰年 (Fire Dragon) 2753 or 2693 |
| Coptic calendar | −228 – −227 |
| Discordian calendar | 1222 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 48–49 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3816–3817 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 112–113 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 3156–3157 |
| Holocene calendar | 10056 |
| Iranian calendar | 566 BP – 565 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 583 BH – 582 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | AD 56 LVI |
| Korean calendar | 2389 |
| Minguo calendar | 1856 before ROC 民前1856年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1412 |
| Seleucid era | 367/368 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 598–599 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴木兔年 (female Wood-Rabbit) 182 or −199 or −971 — to — 阳火龙年 (male Fire-Dragon) 183 or −198 or −970 |
56 is a year in the 1st century.
Events
- War between Rome and Parthia starts because of the invasion of Armenia by Vologases I. He replaced the Roman supported ruler with his brother Tiridates of Parthia.
- Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus becomes a consul in Rome.
- The Jianwu era of the Eastern Han Dynasty changes to the Jianwuzhongyuan era.
Births
- Gaius Cornelius Tacitus, Roman historian (d. 117 AD)
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