76

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Year 76 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• Wales is annexed by Rome.

Asia

• First year of Jianchu era of the Chinese Han Dynasty.

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

• Chinese historian Ban Gu develops a theory of the origins of the universe.

Religion

• Pope Anacletus I succeeds Pope Linus as the third pope (according to the official Vatican list).

Births

• January 24 — Hadrian, later Roman emperor (117–138)

Deaths

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