465
Year 465 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Hermenericus and Basiliscus. The denomination 465 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.Events
By place
- Basiliscus, with the help of his sister Aelia Verina, becomes a consul in the Eastern Roman Empire.
- August 15 - Libius Severus, puppet emperor of the Western Roman Empire, dies after a 4-year reign.
- September 2 - A fire begins in Constantinople and, over the next six days, destroys the buildings in eight of the 14 sections into which the Eastern Roman Imperial capital had been divided.
- Ricimer, de facto ruler, establishes political control for 2 years from his residence in Rome.
Britannia
- Battle of Wippedesfleot: The Saxons under command of Hengist and Aesc are defeated by the Britons near Ebbsfleet. During the battle 12 Welsh leaders are killed.
Europe
- King Remismund establishes a policy of friendship with the Visigoths, and promotes the conversion of the Suebi into Arianism in Galicia.
China
- Qian Fei Di, then Ming Di, becomes ruler of the Liu Song Dynasty after his nephew is assassinated.
By topic
Religion
Births
- July 5 - Ahkal Mo' Naab' I, Maya ruler of Palenque
- Dubricius, bishop and saint
- Liberius, Roman aristocrat
- Procopius of Gaza, Christian sophist and rhetorician
- Severus, patriarch of Antioch
Deaths
- May 5 - Gerontius, Archbishop of Milan
- June 20 - Wen Cheng Di, emperor of Northern Wei
- August 15 - Libius Severus, emperor of the Western Roman Empire
- Buliugu Li, official of the Northern Wei Dynasty
- Eógan mac Néill, king of Tír Eoghain
- Liu Chuyu, princess of the Liu Song Dynasty
