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February 5th
Events Pre-1600 * *2 BC – Caesar Augustus is granted the title '' pater patriae'' by the Roman Senate. * 62 – Earthquake in Pompeii, Italy. *756 – Chinese New Year; An Lushan proclaims himself Emperor of China and founds the short-lived state of Yan. *1576 – Henry of Navarre abjures Catholicism at Tours and rejoins the Protestant forces in the French Wars of Religion. *1597 – A group of early Japanese Christians are killed by the new government of Japan for being seen as a threat to Japanese society. 1601–1900 *1783 – In Calabria, a sequence of strong earthquakes begins. *1810 – Peninsular War: Siege of Cádiz begins. *1818 – Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte ascends to the thrones of Sweden and Norway. *1852 – The New Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, one of the largest and oldest museums in the world, opens to the public. *1859 – Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Prince of Moldavia, is also elected as prince of Wallachi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2 BC
__NOTOC__ Year 2 BC was a common year starting on Thursday or Common year starting on Friday, Friday of the Julian calendar (the sources differ, see Julian calendar#Leap year error, leap year error for further information) and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Proleptic Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Marcus Plautius Silvanus (consul 2 BC), Silvanus (or, less frequently, year 752 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 2 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. Events Roman Empire * February 5 – Augustus is proclaimed ''pater patriae'' ("father of the country") by the Roman Senate. This bestowed title is the logical Constitutional reforms of Augustus, consequence and final proof of Augustus' supreme position as ''princeps'', the first in charge over the Roman state. * Julia the Elder, daughter of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |