6 (VI) is a common year of the Julian calendar which started on a Friday.[1] According to the Gregorian calendar, it started on a Sunday.[2] It was the 6th year of the 1st century.

Millennium: 1st millennium
Centuries: 1st century BC1st century2nd century
Decades: 20s BC  10s BC  0s BC  – 0s –  10s  20s  30s
Years: AD 3 AD 4 AD 5AD 6AD 7 AD 8 AD 9
AD 6 in other calendars
Gregorian calendarAD 6
VI
Ab urbe condita759
Assyrian calendar4756
Balinese saka calendarN/A
Bengali calendar−587
Berber calendar956
Buddhist calendar550
Burmese calendar−632
Byzantine calendar5514–5515
Chinese calendar乙丑(Wood Ox)
2702 or 2642
    — to —
丙寅年 (Fire Tiger)
2703 or 2643
Coptic calendar−278 – −277
Discordian calendar1172
Ethiopian calendar−2 – −1
Hebrew calendar3766–3767
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat62–63
 - Shaka SamvatN/A
 - Kali Yuga3106–3107
Holocene calendar10006
Iranian calendar616 BP – 615 BP
Islamic calendar635 BH – 634 BH
Javanese calendarN/A
Julian calendarAD 6
VI
Korean calendar2339
Minguo calendar1906 before ROC
民前1906年
Nanakshahi calendar−1462
Seleucid era317/318 AG
Thai solar calendar548–549
Tibetan calendar阴木牛年
(female Wood-Ox)
132 or −249 or −1021
    — to —
阳火虎年
(male Fire-Tiger)
133 or −248 or −1020

Events

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Roman Empire

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Africa

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  • Juba II of Maurentia and Numidia marries Glaphyra, a princess from Cappadocia. The marriage is brief as Glaphyra falls for Herod Archelaus and moves to Judea (This union is partially responsible for Herod's ouster from Judea).
  • Following the ousting of Orodes III, Vorones I is appointed by Rome as King of Parthia. Parthian grandees refuse to accept him as king. They invite Artabanus II, another member of the Arsacid house, to the throne, precipitating civil war.
  • Accession of Ru Zi Ying of the Han Dynasty in China and start of Jushe era of the Chinese Han Dynasty.
  • Candidates for political office in China must take civil-service examinations.
  • the imperial Liu clan begins to suspect the intentions of Wang Mang and foment agrarian rebellions during the course of Ruzi Ying's reign. The first of these is led by Liu Chong, Marquess of Ang-Zong

Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. "CalendarHome.com - 6". calendarhome.com. 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
  2. "year 6 - Wolfram|Alpha". wolframalpha.com. 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2011.