1 BC

The birth of Jesus (pictured above) is widely regarded to have been placed by Dionysus Exiguus, inventor of the Anno Domini dating system, in 1 BC. Modern scholarship, however, regards the birth of Christ to have taken place between 6 and 4 BC.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Year nav Template:BC year in topic Year 1 BC was a common year starting on Friday or Saturday in the Julian calendar (the sources differ; see leap year error for further information) and a leap year starting on Thursday in the proleptic Julian calendar. It was also a leap year starting on Saturday in the Proleptic Gregorian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lentulus and Piso (or, less frequently, year 753 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 1 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. The following year is AD 1 in the widely used Julian calendar and the proleptic Gregorian calendar, which both do not have a "year zero".

Events

By place

Han dynasty

August 15 – Emperor Ai dies and is succeeded by his 8-year-old cousin Ping, who is enthroned on October 17. Wang Mang is appointed regent by Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun, his aunt.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Former regent Dong Xian, who was previously Ai's lover, commits suicide with his wife.<ref name = hinsch>Hinsch, Bret. (1990) Passions of the Cut Sleeve. University of California Press.</ref>

Roman Empire

Gaius Caesar marries Livilla, daughter of Antonia Minor and Nero Claudius Drusus, in an effort to gain prestige.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The Roman theatre in Cartagena, built by Gaius and Lucius Caesar, finishes construction.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Aulus Caecina Severus was appointed consul by Emperor Augustus succeeding Cossus Cornelius Lentulus Gaetulicus and Lucius Calpurnius Piso.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Kingdom of Kush

The approximate date of Natakamani succeeding Amanishakheto as the King of Kush.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Satavahana dynasty

Kunatala Satakarni is succeeded by Satakarni III.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

By topic

Religion

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Estimated birth of Jesus, in the Christian religion, as assigned by Dionysius Exiguus in his Anno Domini era; according to most scholars, Dionysius used the word "incarnation", but it is not known whether he meant conception or birth. However, at least one scholar thinks Dionysius placed the incarnation of Jesus in the next year, AD 1.<ref name="declercq1">Georges Declercq, Anno Domini: The origins of the Christian Era (Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 2000), pp.143–147.</ref><ref name="declercq2">G. Declercq, "Dionysius Exiguus and the introduction of the Christian Era", Sacris Erudiri 41 (2002) 165–246, pp.242–246. Annotated version of a portion of Anno Domini.</ref> Most modern scholars do not consider Dionysius' calculations authoritative, and place the event several years earlier.<ref>James D. G. Dunn, Jesus Remembered, Eerdmans Publishing (2003), page 324.</ref>

Deaths

August 15 – Ai of Han, Chinese emperor of the Han dynasty (b. 27 BC)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Dong Xian, Chinese politician and commander-in-chief (b. 23 BC)<ref name="hinsch" />
Xiaoai, Chinese empress and wife of Ai of Han<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Zhao Feiyan, Chinese empress and wife of Cheng of Han (b. 45 BC)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

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