542
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- For other uses, see 542 (disambiguation).
| Centuries: | 5th century · 6th century · 7th century |
| Decades: | 510s 520s 530s 540s 550s 560s 570s |
| Years: | 539 540 541 542 543 544 545 |
| 542 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 542 DXLII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1295 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Chinese calendar | 3178/3238-11-29 (辛酉年十一月廿九日) — to —
3179/3239-12-9(壬戌年十二月初九日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 534 – 535 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4302 – 4303 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 597 – 598 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 464 – 465 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3643 – 3644 |
| Iranian calendar | 80 BP – 79 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 83 BH – 81 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 1202 (皇紀1202年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 10542 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1085 |
[edit] Events
[edit] By Place
[edit] Byzantine Empire
- An outbreak of the plague kills at least 100,000 in Constantinople and perhaps two million or more in the rest of the Empire.
[edit] Europe
- Ostrogoth king Totila reconquers Naples, Benevento, and other parts of Italy.
- Childebert I captures Pamplona and besieges Zaragoza.
