304

Year 304 (CCCIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Valerius and Valerius (or, less frequently, year 1057 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 304 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.

This article is about the year 304. For other uses, see 304 (disambiguation).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	3rd century 4th century 5th century
Decades:	280s 290s 300s 310s 320s
Years:	301 302 303 304 305 306 307

304 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	304 CCCIV
Ab urbe condita	1057
Assyrian calendar	5054
Balinese saka calendar	225–226
Bengali calendar	−289
Berber calendar	1254
Buddhist calendar	848
Burmese calendar	−334
Byzantine calendar	5812–5813
Chinese calendar	癸亥年 (Water Pig) 3000 or 2940     — to — 甲子年 (Wood Rat) 3001 or 2941
Coptic calendar	20–21
Discordian calendar	1470
Ethiopian calendar	296–297
Hebrew calendar	4064–4065
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	360–361
- Shaka Samvat	225–226
- Kali Yuga	3404–3405
Holocene calendar	10304
Iranian calendar	318 BP – 317 BP
Islamic calendar	328 BH – 327 BH
Javanese calendar	184–185
Julian calendar	304 CCCIV
Korean calendar	2637
Minguo calendar	1608 before ROC 民前1608年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1164
Seleucid era	615/616 AG
Thai solar calendar	846–847
Tibetan calendar	阴水猪年 (female Water-Pig) 430 or 49 or −723     — to — 阳木鼠年 (male Wood-Rat) 431 or 50 or −722

Saint Vincent of Saragossa

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• Emperor Diocletian issues four edicts aimed at destroying Christianity; churches are to be dismantled, clergymen arrested, and their followers forced to sacrifice to pagan gods on pain of death. Those put to death include Agnes of Rome, a 12-year-old Christian girl who has refused marriage and consecrated her virginity to God. Hailed as a martyr, she will be honored as the patron saint of chastity, gardeners, rape victims and virgins.
• Constantius Chlorus defeats the Alemanni and fortifies the town of Konstanz (Germany).
• Diocletian fights a campaign against the Carpi on the Danube and becomes seriously ill.
• A Triumphal Arch is built for Diocletian in Rome.

Asia

• Sixteen Kingdoms: The Wu Hu uprising establishes the Han Kingdom, under Liu Yuan.
• Sichuan earns its independence from China.
• Biryu becomes king of the Korean kingdom of Baekje.[1]

By topic

Religion

• October 25 – Pope Marcellinus dies at Rome after an 8-year reign. The papal throne will remain vacant until 308.

Births

Deaths

Pope Marcellinus

Saint Anastasia

• October 25 – Pope Marcellinus
• December 25 – Saint Anastasia (martyred)
• Date unknown
  • Saint Afra (martyred by fire)
  • Saint Agape, Chionia, and Irene (martyred)
  • Saint Agnes (martyred)
  • Saint Alban (possibly 309)
  • Bunseo of Baekje, king of Baekje (Korea)[1]
  • Saint Florian (martyred)
  • Saint Gorgonius of Nicomedia (martyred)
  • Saint Juliana of Nicomedia (martyred)
  • Saint Lucie of Syracuse (martyred)
  • Saint Margaret (martyred)
  • Saint Pancras (martyred)
  • Saint Philomena (martyred)
  • Sima Ai, Chinese prince of the Jin dynasty (b. 277)[2]
  • Saints Theodora and Didymus (martyred)
  • Saint Vincent of Saragossa (martyred)

References

1. "List of Rulers of Korea". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
2. Knechtges, David R.; Chang, Taiping (2010). Ancient and Early Medieval Chinese Literature (vol.I): A Reference Guide, Part One. BRILL. p. 542. ISBN 9789004191273.