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	Cp	4th century
	C	5th century
	Cf	6th century
	Yp1	437
	Yp2	438
	Yp3	439
	Year	440
	Ya1	441
	Ya2	442
	Ya3	443
	Dp3	410s
	Dp2	420s
	Dp1	430s
	D	440s
	Dn1	450s
	Dn2	460s
	Dn3	470s

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EVENTS

By Place

Western Roman Empire

Geiseric , king of the Vandals , captures Sicily .

Asia

Northern China is unified by the Northern Wei .

The Hepthalites , who will later be known as the Avars move south from the region of Altay Mountains into Transoxiana , Bactria , Khurasan and eastern Persia .

By Topic

Religion

September 29 — Pope Leo I succeeds Pope Sixtus III as the 45th Pope .

BIRTHS

Bodhidharma , semi-legendary Buddhist monk

Emperor Wencheng Of Northern Wei

Emperor Wu Of Southern Qi

DEATHS

February 17 — Saint Mesrob , Armenia n Monk

August 18 — Pope Sixtus III

Paulinus , the master of the offices in Constantinople , executed

Empress Yuan Qigui