47 facts for kids

This page is about the year 47. For the actual number, see 47 (number).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	1st century BC – 1st century – 2nd century
Decades:	10s 20s 30s – 40s – 50s 60s 70s
Years:	44 45 46 – 47 – 48 49 50

AD 47 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	AD 47 XLVII
Ab urbe condita	800
Assyrian calendar	4797
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−546
Berber calendar	997
Buddhist calendar	591
Burmese calendar	−591
Byzantine calendar	5555–5556
Chinese calendar	丙午年 (Fire Horse) 2743 or 2683 — to — 丁未年 (Fire Goat) 2744 or 2684
Coptic calendar	−237 – −236
Discordian calendar	1213
Ethiopian calendar	39–40
Hebrew calendar	3807–3808
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	103–104
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	3147–3148
Holocene calendar	10047
Iranian calendar	575 BP – 574 BP
Islamic calendar	593 BH – 592 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	AD 47 XLVII
Korean calendar	2380
Minguo calendar	1865 before ROC 民前1865年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1421
Seleucid era	358/359 AG
Thai solar calendar	589–590
Tibetan calendar	阳火马年 (male Fire-Horse) 173 or −208 or −980 — to — 阴火羊年 (female Fire-Goat) 174 or −207 or −979

47 is a year in the 1st century. It was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Vitellius.

Events

Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo is made commander of the Roman army in Germania Inferior. He conquers the Chauci.
Publius Ostorius Scapula becomes governor of Britain, in place of Aulus Plautius.
Musselburgh is founded in Roman Britain
A canal is built between the Rhine and Meuse in the Netherlands

Births

Deaths

Vardanes I of Parthia

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