79
- This article is about the year 79. For other uses, see 79 (number).
| Centuries: | 1st Century BC · 1st century · 2nd century |
| Decades: | 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s |
| Years: | 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 |
| 79 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 79 LXXIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 832 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Chinese calendar | 2715/2775-11-10 (戊寅年十一月初十日) — to — 2716/2776-11-19(己卯年十一月十九日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 71 – 72 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3839 – 3840 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 134 – 135 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1 – 2 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3180 – 3181 |
| Iranian calendar | 543 BP – 542 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 560 BH – 559 BH |
| Thai solar calendar | 622 |
Events
By place
Roman Empire
- June 23 - Titus succeeds his father Vespasian as Roman emperor.
- August 24, beginning of eruption of Mount Vesuvius which destroys Pompeii and Herculaneum
- Roman Emperor Titus dedicates the famous Roman Colosseum.
- Gnaeus Julius Agricola enters Scotland but is resisted by the Caledonians.
- To please the Senate, Titus exiles his Jewish mistress, Bernice.
Asia
Births
Deaths
- June 23 - Roman emperor Vespasian
- August 24 - Pliny the Elder, Roman writer and scientist (killed by Vesuvius eruption)
- September 23 - Pope Linus
- Caesius Bassus, Roman poet (killed by Vesuvius eruption)
Categories
1st millennium | 79