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What Happened in 535 AD

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Major Events

  • May 8 John II's reign as Catholic Pope ends, upon his death
  • May 13 St Agapitus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
  • Dec 31 Byzantine General Belisarius completes the conquest of Sicily, defeating Ostrogothic garrison of Syracuse, and ending his consulship for the year

Who Died in 535 AD

  • Apr 30 Amalaswintha, queen of Ostrogoths, murdered in the bath at about 37
  • May 8 John II [Mercurius], Roman Catholic Pope (533-35), dies at about 60 [birth date uncertain]
  • Jun 5 Epiphanius of Constantinople, patriarch of Constantinople
  • Aug 20 Mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick
  • Dec 17 Emperor Ankan of Japan (b. 466)



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