Because of the non-existence of the "
year 0", this "decade" and
its successor have only nine years each (
year 0 does not exist in either the
proleptic Gregorian calendar or
Julian calendar). For other calendar systems, see
year zero.
The year 1 of the
Anno Domini era is the traditionally accepted year of Jesus' birth. The historical veracity of the claim is now frequently considered incorrect, and Jesus is thought to have been born a few years earlier.
Events and trends
★ ca.
4 BC — Possible birthdate of
Jesus in
Bethlehem.
★
Mithradatkirt, the
Parthian capital, is totally destroyed by an earthquake sometime in this decade.
Significant people
★
Caesar Augustus,
Roman Emperor (
27 BC–
14)
★
Jesus, central figure of
Christianity (
4 BC–
30)
★
Arminius,
German war chief
Births
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Deaths
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