69

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This article is about the year 69. For other uses, see 69 (number). For the sex position, see 69 (sex position). For the book by Ryu Murakami, see 69 (novel).

Centuries:	1st Century BC · 1st century · 2nd century
Decades:	30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s
Years:	66 67 68 69 70 71 72

69 by topic
Politics
State leaders - Sovereign states
Birth and death categories
Births - Deaths
Establishments and disestablishments categories
Establishments - Disestablishments

**69 in other calendars**
Gregorian calendar	69 LXIX
Ab urbe condita	822
Armenian calendar	N/A
Chinese calendar	2705/2765-11-19 (戊辰年十一月十九日) — to — 2706/2766-11-29 (己巳年十一月廿九日)
Ethiopian calendar	61 – 62
Hebrew calendar	3829 – 3830
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	124 – 125
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	3170 – 3171
Iranian calendar	553 BP – 552 BP
Islamic calendar	570 BH – 569 BH
Japanese calendar
Thai solar calendar	612

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The Year of the four emperors: After Nero's death, Galba, Otho and Vitellius all serve as emperor for a short time each before Vespasian takes over.
January 15 - Otho seizes power in Rome, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, and survives three months before committing suicide.
First Jewish-Roman War - Vespasian lays siege to Jerusalem, which was captured by Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespasianus after Vespasian became Emperor.
April 2- Galba, governor of Spain, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Roman emperors begun with Caesar and Augustus. He was assassinated by the Praetorian Guards in favor of Marcus Salvius Otho.
April 14 - First Battle of Bedriacum: Vitellius defeats Otho's legions, Otho commits suicide.
April 17 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor.
October 24 - Second Battle of Bedriacum: Flavians under Antonius Primus defeats Vitellians.
December 21 - Vespasian becomes emperor.
The Batavians, under the leadeship of Gaius Julius Civilis, revolt (Batavian rebellion).
Legio I Macriana liberatrix is disbanded.