This article is about the year. For the number, see 61 (number).
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 1st century BC – 1st century – 2nd century |
| Decades: | 30s 40s 50s – 60s – 70s 80s 90s |
| Years: | 58 59 60 – 61 – 62 63 64 |
| 61 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 61 LXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 814 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1783 – -1782 |
| Berber calendar | 1011 |
| Buddhist calendar | 605 |
| Burmese calendar | -577 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5569 – 5570 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚申年十一月廿一日 (2697/2757-11-21) — to —
辛酉年十二月初一日(2698/2758-12-1) |
| Coptic calendar | -223 – -222 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 53 – 54 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3821 – 3822 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 116 – 117 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 3162 – 3163 |
| Holocene calendar | 10061 |
| Iranian calendar | 561 BP – 560 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 578 BH – 577 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2394 |
| Thai solar calendar | 604 |
Year 61 (LXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Roman Empire
- The Druidic stronghold of Angelsey in north Wales is attacked and destroyed by Suetonius Paulinus (Tacitus, Annals xiv 30).
- Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni, leads a Celtic revolt in Britain. She is defeated in the Battle of Watling Street. She died by poisoning herself so she would not be enslaved by the roman governor, Suetonius Paulinus.
- After defeating the Iceni, the Romans begin the process of Romanizing Britain. They create Roman-style cities, install a Roman administration and build roads.
- Galba becomes governor of Hispania Tarraconensis.
Births
- Pliny the Younger, Roman author and statesman (d. c. 112).
Deaths
- Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni
- Saint Mark is executed after having introduced Christianity in Egypt[citation needed]
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