541

Centuries: 5th century - 6th century - 7th century

Decades: 490s - 500s - 510s - 520s - 530s - 540s - 550s - 560s - 570s - 580s - 590s

Years: 536 537 538 539 540 541 542 543 544 545 546

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Events

• January 1 - Flavius Basilius Junior appointed as consul in Constantinople, the last person to hold this office
• January 2 - Earthquake strikes Laodicea.
• Plague appears in Egypt, spreading the following year to Constantinople.
• Totila becomes king of the Ostrogoths.

Births

Deaths

• Ildibad, king of the Ostrogoths\n