79
year
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 1st century BC – 1st century – 2nd century |
| Decades: | 40s 50s 60s – 70s – 80s 90s 100s |
| Years: | 76 77 78 – 79 – 80 81 82 |
| Gregorian calendar | AD 79 LXXIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 832 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4829 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 0–1 |
| Bengali calendar | −514 |
| Berber calendar | 1029 |
| Buddhist calendar | 623 |
| Burmese calendar | −559 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5587–5588 |
| Chinese calendar | 戊寅年 (Earth Tiger) 2775 or 2715 — to — 己卯年 (Earth Rabbit) 2776 or 2716 |
| Coptic calendar | −205 – −204 |
| Discordian calendar | 1245 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 71–72 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3839–3840 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 135–136 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 0–1 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3179–3180 |
| Holocene calendar | 10079 |
| Iranian calendar | 543 BP – 542 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 560 BH – 559 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | AD 79 LXXIX |
| Korean calendar | 2412 |
| Minguo calendar | 1833 before ROC 民前1833年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1389 |
| Seleucid era | 390/391 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 621–622 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳土虎年 (male Earth-Tiger) 205 or −176 or −948 — to — 阴土兔年 (female Earth-Rabbit) 206 or −175 or −947 |
79 is a year in the 1st century.
Events
change- Foundation of Deva Victrix, see Chester city walls
- The volcano Mount Vesuvius erupted, destroying Pompeii and Herculaneam.