79
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| Centuries: | 1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century |
| Decades: | 40s 50s 60s - 70s - 80s 90s 100s |
| Years: | 76 77 78 - 79 - 80 81 82 |
This article is about the year 79. For other uses, see 79 (number).
| 79 by topic | |
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| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
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| Gregorian calendar | 79 LXXIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 832 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1765 – -1764 |
| Berber calendar | 1029 |
| Buddhist calendar | 623 |
| Burmese calendar | -559 |
| Chinese calendar | 2715/2775-11-10 (戊寅年十一月初十日) — to —
2716/2776-11-19(己卯年十一月十九日) |
| Coptic calendar | -205 – -204 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 71 – 72 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3839 – 3840 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 134 – 135 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1 – 2 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3180 – 3181 |
| Holocene calendar | 10079 |
| Iranian calendar | 543 BP – 542 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 560 BH – 559 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2412 |
| Thai solar calendar | 622 |
Year 79 was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
[edit] Events
[edit] By place
[edit] Roman Empire
- June 23 - Titus succeeds his father Vespasian as Roman emperor.
- August 24 - Mount Vesuvius erupts, destroying Pompeii and Herculaneum.
- Roman Emperor Titus dedicates the famous Roman Colosseum.
- Gnaeus Julius Agricola enters Scotland but is resisted by the Caledonians.
- To please the Senate, Titus exiles his Jewish mistress, Berenice of Cilicia.
[edit] Asia
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- June 23 — Roman emperor Vespasian
- August 24 — Pliny the Elder, Roman writer and scientist (killed by Vesuvius eruption)
- September 23 — Pope Linus
- Caesius Bassus, Roman poet (killed by Vesuvius eruption)
- Empress Ma

