56 (LVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 56th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 56th year of the 1st millennium, the 56th year of the 1st century, and the 7th year of the 50s decade. As of the start of 56, the Gregorian calendar was 2 days behind the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Millennium: 1st millennium
Centuries: 1st century BC1st century2nd century
Decades: 20s  30s  40s  – 50s –  60s  70s  80s
Years: 53 54 555657 58 59
AD 56 in other calendars
Gregorian calendarAD 56
LVI
Ab urbe condita809
Assyrian calendar4806
Balinese saka calendarN/A
Bengali calendar−537
Berber calendar1006
Buddhist calendar600
Burmese calendar−582
Byzantine calendar5564–5565
Chinese calendar乙卯(Wood Rabbit)
2752 or 2692
    — to —
丙辰年 (Fire Dragon)
2753 or 2693
Coptic calendar−228 – −227
Discordian calendar1222
Ethiopian calendar48–49
Hebrew calendar3816–3817
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat112–113
 - Shaka SamvatN/A
 - Kali Yuga3156–3157
Holocene calendar10056
Iranian calendar566 BP – 565 BP
Islamic calendar583 BH – 582 BH
Javanese calendarN/A
Julian calendarAD 56
LVI
Korean calendar2389
Minguo calendar1856 before ROC
民前1856年
Nanakshahi calendar−1412
Seleucid era367/368 AG
Thai solar calendar598–599
Tibetan calendar阴木兔年
(female Wood-Rabbit)
182 or −199 or −971
    — to —
阳火龙年
(male Fire-Dragon)
183 or −198 or −970

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