372
year
372 (CCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 372nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 372nd year of the 1st millennium, the 72nd year of the 4th century, and the 3rd year of the 370s decade. As of the start of 372, the Gregorian calendar was 1 day ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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Centuries: | 3rd century – 4th century – 5th century |
Decades: | 340s 350s 360s – 370s – 380s 390s 400s |
Years: | 369 370 371 – 372 – 373 374 375 |
Gregorian calendar | 372 CCCLXXII |
Ab urbe condita | 1125 |
Assyrian calendar | 5122 |
Balinese saka calendar | 293–294 |
Bengali calendar | −221 |
Berber calendar | 1322 |
Buddhist calendar | 916 |
Burmese calendar | −266 |
Byzantine calendar | 5880–5881 |
Chinese calendar | 辛未年 (Metal Goat) 3068 or 3008 — to — 壬申年 (Water Monkey) 3069 or 3009 |
Coptic calendar | 88–89 |
Discordian calendar | 1538 |
Ethiopian calendar | 364–365 |
Hebrew calendar | 4132–4133 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | 428–429 |
- Shaka Samvat | 293–294 |
- Kali Yuga | 3472–3473 |
Holocene calendar | 10372 |
Iranian calendar | 250 BP – 249 BP |
Islamic calendar | 258 BH – 257 BH |
Javanese calendar | 254–255 |
Julian calendar | 372 CCCLXXII |
Korean calendar | 2705 |
Minguo calendar | 1540 before ROC 民前1540年 |
Nanakshahi calendar | −1096 |
Seleucid era | 683/684 AG |
Thai solar calendar | 914–915 |
Tibetan calendar | 阴金羊年 (female Iron-Goat) 498 or 117 or −655 — to — 阳水猴年 (male Water-Monkey) 499 or 118 or −654 |
Events
changeBy place
changeRoman Empire
change- Emperor Valentinian I is against the Alamanni, Quadi and Sarmatians. His subordinates are dealing with Firmus, Roman usurper, in Africa and the Picts in Britain.
Europe
changeChina
change- Sixteen Kingdoms: Jin Feidi is dethroned as emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He is replaced by Jin Jianwendi.
- September 12 – Jin Xiaowudi, age 10, succeeds his father Jin Jianwendi. Empress Chu Suanzi serves as regent.
- The first diplomatic ties are made between the Korean kingdom of Baekje and the Chinese court of the Jin Dynasty.
By topic
changeArts and sciences
change- The national academy of Chinese learning, called Taehak, is made in the kingdom of Goguryeo (Korea).
Religion
change- Gregory of Nyssa becomes bishop.
- Buddhism is the official religion of Gorguryeo.
- Saint Augustine adopts Manichaeism.
- Valentinian I bans Manichaean meetings.
Births
change- Pei Songzhi, Chinese historian (d. 451)
Deaths
change- Jin Jianwendi, emperor of the Jin Dynasty (b. 320)
- Maximus of Ephesus, Greek Neoplatonist philosopher
- Sabbas the Goth, Christian reader and saint (b. 334)