This article is about the year 545. For other uses, see 545 (disambiguation). Calendar year
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| 545 by topic |
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| Leaders |
| Categories |
| Gregorian calendar | 545 DXLV |
| Ab urbe condita | 1298 |
| Assyrian calendar | 5295 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 466–467 |
| Bengali calendar | −48 |
| Berber calendar | 1495 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1089 |
| Burmese calendar | −93 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6053–6054 |
| Chinese calendar | 甲子年 (Wood Rat) 3242 or 3035 — to — 乙丑年 (Wood Ox) 3243 or 3036 |
| Coptic calendar | 261–262 |
| Discordian calendar | 1711 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 537–538 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4305–4306 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 601–602 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 466–467 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3645–3646 |
| Holocene calendar | 10545 |
| Iranian calendar | 77 BP – 76 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 79 BH – 78 BH |
| Javanese calendar | 432–434 |
| Julian calendar | 545 DXLV |
| Korean calendar | 2878 |
| Minguo calendar | 1367 before ROC 民前1367年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −923 |
| Seleucid era | 856/857 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1087–1088 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳木鼠年 (male Wood-Rat) 671 or 290 or −482 — to — 阴木牛年 (female Wood-Ox) 672 or 291 or −481 |
Year 545 (DXLV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 545 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
- Emperor Justinian I sends Narses, Byzantine general, to the rulers of the Heruli, to recruit troops for the campaigns in Italy and Syria.
Europe
- Gothic War: King Totila establishes his military base at Tivoli (Central Italy), and prepares a campaign to reconquer the region of Latium.
- The monastery of Clonmacnoise is founded in Ireland by Ciarán Mac a tSaor on the River Shannon (approximate date).
Asia
Persia
- King Khosrau I signs a five year truce with the Byzantine Empire, but war continues to ravage the Caucasus region, especially in Armenia.
By topic
Religion
- The Synod of Brefi is held at Llanddewi Brefi, to condemn the Pelagian heresy. Dubricius, archbishop of South Wales, resigns his position in favour of David (approximate date).
Births
- Abd Allah ibn Abd al Muttalib, father of Muhammad (d. 570)
- Fei Di, emperor of Northern Qi (d. 561)
- Peter, Byzantine general (d. 602)
Deaths
- June 3 – Clotilde, Christian wife of Clovis I and ancestress of the succeeding Merovingian dynasty (b.474)
- October 12 – Mobhí Clárainech, Irish abbot and saint
- Stotzas, Byzantine rebel leader
- Approximate date
- Budic II, king of Brittany
- Laurence, bishop of Sipontum
- Medardus, bishop of Vermandois
References
- Procopius. History. XXV. 26 Vol. IV 261
- "List of Rulers of Korea". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved April 19, 2019.