555
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 5th century – 6th century – 7th century |
| Decades: | 520s 530s 540s – 550s – 560s 570s 580s |
| Years: | 552 553 554 – 555 – 556 557 558 |
| Gregorian calendar | 555 DLV |
| Ab urbe condita | 1308 |
| Armenian calendar | 4 ԹՎ Դ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5305 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 476–477 |
| Bengali calendar | −38 |
| Berber calendar | 1505 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1099 |
| Burmese calendar | −83 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6063–6064 |
| Chinese calendar | 甲戌年 (Wood Dog) 3251 or 3191 — to — 乙亥年 (Wood Pig) 3252 or 3192 |
| Coptic calendar | 271–272 |
| Discordian calendar | 1721 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 547–548 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4315–4316 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 611–612 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 476–477 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3655–3656 |
| Holocene calendar | 10555 |
| Iranian calendar | 67 BP – 66 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 69 BH – 68 BH |
| Javanese calendar | 443–444 |
| Julian calendar | 555 DLV |
| Korean calendar | 2888 |
| Minguo calendar | 1357 before ROC 民前1357年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −913 |
| Seleucid era | 866/867 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1097–1098 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳木狗年 (male Wood-Dog) 681 or 300 or −472 — to — 阴木猪年 (female Wood-Pig) 682 or 301 or −471 |
555 (DLV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 555th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 555th year of the 1st millennium, the 55th year of the 6th century, and the 6th year of the 550s decade. As of the start of 555, the Gregorian calendar was 2 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
[change | change source]- King Chlothar I adds the Frankish territories of Metz and Reims.
- King Erb of Gwent dies; his kingdom is divided into Gwent and Ergyng in Southern Wales (approximate date).
- Chinese Liang Dynasty: Jing Di, age 12, succeeds his father Yuan Di.
Births
- for more information, see Category:555 births.
- Birth of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid