530

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For the California area code, see Area code 530

Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

• Battle of Daras: Belisarius and Hermogenes defeat the Persians in a major battle which blunts a Persian offensive into Roman Mesopotamia.
• December 15 — Justinian I selects a second commission to excerpt and codify the writings of the jurists on Roman Law. This becomes the Pandects (Digest).
• Tribonian becomes quaestor.

Europe

• Hilderic, king of the Vandals and Alans, is deposed by his cousin Gelimer.
• St. Brendan climbs to the top of Mount Brandon, to look for The Americas.

Asia

• Wei Chang Guang Wang succeeds Xiao Zhuang Di as ruler of the Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty.

By Topic

Religion

• September 22 — Pope Boniface II succeeds Pope Felix IV as the 55th pope.

Births

• Emperor Xuan of Chen
• Dallan Forgaill
• Venantius Fortunatus

Deaths

• September 22 — Pope Felix IV
• Cado ap Gerren, King of Dumnonia, (succeeded by his son Custennin ap Cado)
• Erzhu Rong
• Xiao Baoyin

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