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Centuries:	1st century BC - 1st century - 2nd century
Decades:	60s  70s  80s  - 90s -  100s  110s  120s
Years:	93  94  95  - 96 -  97  98  99

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96 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	96 XCVI
Ab urbe condita	849
Armenian calendar	N/A
Bahá'í calendar	-1748 – -1747
Berber calendar	1046
Buddhist calendar	640
Burmese calendar	-542
Chinese calendar	2732/2792-11-18 (乙未年十一月十八日) — to — 2733/2793-11-28 (丙申年十一月廿八日)
Coptic calendar	-188 – -187
Ethiopian calendar	88 – 89
Hebrew calendar	3856 – 3857
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	151 – 152
- Shaka Samvat	18 – 19
- Kali Yuga	3197 – 3198
Holocene calendar	10096
Iranian calendar	526 BP – 525 BP
Islamic calendar	542 BH – 541 BH
Japanese calendar
Korean calendar	2429
Thai solar calendar	639
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Year 96 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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[edit] Roman Empire

• September 18 — Nerva succeeds Domitian after the latter's assassination. The Flavian dynasty ends. This is considered to be the beginning of the Era of the Five Good Emperors. The Antonines dynasty starts.
• Under Nerva, the Roman Senate regains much of the power usurped by Domitian.
• Trajan becomes governor of Upper Germany.
• Construction begins on the Forum of Nerva in Rome.
• The Arch of Titus is completed in Rome.

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[edit] Arts and Sciences

• End of the period covered by Tacitus in his Histories.

[edit] Religion

• The Book of Revelation is written (traditional date).
• A schism in Buddhism creates a new, popular religion in India, mahâyâna (Grand Vehicle).

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[edit] Deaths

• September 18 — Domitian, Roman emperor
• Statius, Latin poet