444

History Portal | Portal Biographies | Current Events | Calendar years

◄ | 4th century | 5th century | 6th century | ► ◄ | 410er | 420 | 430er | 440 | 450 | single 460 | 470 | ► ◄ ◄ | ◄ | 440 | 441 | 442 | 443 | 444 | 445 | 446 | 447 | 448 | ► | ► ►

Heads of State

Year of the Wood Monkey甲申( at the beginning of the year, water - sheep癸未)

Era of Diocletian: 160/161 ( year November )

Syria: 755/756 ( year in October )

Events

Politics and World Affairs

End of 444 or early 445 Attila murdered his brother and co-ruler Bleda. He leaves on the upper Tisza a residence built from where take place in these years several campaigns of the Huns in the Balkans.

Religion

• Dioscorus is Patriarch of Alexandria as a successor to the late Cyril.
• To 444: St. Patrick begins with the Christianization of Ireland; him the foundation of the town Armagh is attributed.

Born

• To 444: Seinei, Japanese Emperor († 484 )

Died

• Brictius of Tours, Bishop of Tours (c. 370)

• Or 445: Bleda, co-ruler of the Huns, Attila's brother (c. 390)