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1 BC facts for kids
| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 2nd century BC – 1st century BC – 1st century |
| Decades: | 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC – 0s BC – 0s 10s 20s |
| Years: | 4 BC 3 BC 2 BC – 1 BC – 1 AD 2 AD 3 AD |
| Gregorian calendar | 1 BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 753 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Assyrian calendar | 4750 |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1844–-1843 |
| Bengali calendar | -593 |
| Berber calendar | 950 |
| English Regnal year | N/A |
| Buddhist calendar | 544 |
| Burmese calendar | -638 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5508–5509 |
| Chinese calendar | 己未年 (2636/2696) — to —
庚申年(2637/2697) |
| Coptic calendar | -284–-283 |
| Ethiopian calendar | -8–-7 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3760–3761 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 56–57 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 3101–3102 |
| Holocene calendar | 10000 |
| Iranian calendar | 622 BP – 621 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 641 BH – 640 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2333 |
| Minguo calendar | 1912 before ROC 民前1912年 |
| Thai solar calendar | 543 |
Year 1 BC/BCE was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. Some sources list it as a common year starting on either Friday or Saturday. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lentulus and Piso.
Events
- Emperor Augustus made a peace treaty with Phraates V
- Ovid writes the Ars Amatoria
- Ping of Han becomes Emperor of China
- Birth of Jesus as given by Dionysius Exiguus
Births
- Ptolemy of Mauretania (d. AD 40)
Deaths
- for more information, see Category:1 BC deaths.
- Dong Xian, a Han Dynasty Chinese official under Emperor Ai of Han (b. 23 BC)
- Emperor Ai of Han (b. 27 BC)
- Empress Fu
- Empress Zhao Feiyan (b. 32 BC)