500 facts for kids
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 4th century – 5th century – 6th century |
| Decades: | 470s 480s 490s – 500s – 510s 520s 530s |
| Years: | 497 498 499 – 500 – 501 502 503 |
| Gregorian calendar | 500 D |
| Ab urbe condita | 1253 |
| Assyrian calendar | 5250 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 421–422 |
| Bengali calendar | −93 |
| Berber calendar | 1450 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1044 |
| Burmese calendar | −138 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6008–6009 |
| Chinese calendar | 己卯年 (Earth Rabbit) 3196 or 3136 — to — 庚辰年 (Metal Dragon) 3197 or 3137 |
| Coptic calendar | 216–217 |
| Discordian calendar | 1666 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 492–493 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4260–4261 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 556–557 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 421–422 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3600–3601 |
| Holocene calendar | 10500 |
| Iranian calendar | 122 BP – 121 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 126 BH – 125 BH |
| Javanese calendar | 386–387 |
| Julian calendar | 500 D |
| Korean calendar | 2833 |
| Minguo calendar | 1412 before ROC 民前1412年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −968 |
| Seleucid era | 811/812 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1042–1043 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴土兔年 (female Earth-Rabbit) 626 or 245 or −527 — to — 阳金龙年 (male Iron-Dragon) 627 or 246 or −526 |
500 (Roman numerals: D) is a common year of the Gregorian calendar. It started on a Friday.
It is one of only seven years to use just one Roman numeral. The seven are 1 AD (I), 5 AD (V), 10 AD (X), 50 AD (L), 100 AD (C), 500 AD (D), and 1000 AD (M).
Events
- Possible date for the Battle of Mons Badonicus: Romano-British and Celts defeat an Anglo-Saxon army that may have been led by the bretwalda Aelle of Sussex (approximate date; suggested dates range from 490 to 510) Note: This battle may have influenced the legend of King Arthur
- Possible date at which Fergus I of Dalriada begins his reign
- Approximate beginning of the Heptarchy period in the history of England
- Approximate year of the founding of the Kingdom of Essex
- Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei China becomes sovereign of the Northern Wei Dynasty
- Uxmal founded (approximate date)
- Traders from southern Arabia settle in northern Ethiopia
See also
In Spanish: 500 (desambiguación) para niños
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