AD 63

AD 63 (LXIII) was a common 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 Regulus and Rufus (or, less frequently, year 816 Ab urbe condita). The denomination AD 63 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.

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	1st century BC 1st century 2nd century
Decades:	40s 50s 60s 70s 80s
Years:	60 61 62 AD 63 64 65 66

AD 63 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	AD 63 LXIII
Ab urbe condita	816
Assyrian calendar	4813
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−530
Berber calendar	1013
Buddhist calendar	607
Burmese calendar	−575
Byzantine calendar	5571–5572
Chinese calendar	壬戌年 (Water Dog) 2759 or 2699     — to — 癸亥年 (Water Pig) 2760 or 2700
Coptic calendar	−221 – −220
Discordian calendar	1229
Ethiopian calendar	55–56
Hebrew calendar	3823–3824
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	119–120
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	3163–3164
Holocene calendar	10063
Iranian calendar	559 BP – 558 BP
Islamic calendar	576 BH – 575 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	AD 63 LXIII
Korean calendar	2396
Minguo calendar	1849 before ROC 民前1849年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1405
Seleucid era	374/375 AG
Thai solar calendar	605–606
Tibetan calendar	阳水狗年 (male Water-Dog) 189 or −192 or −964     — to — 阴水猪年 (female Water-Pig) 190 or −191 or −963

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• Vespasian becomes governor of Africa.
• Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo is restored to command after the Roman debacle at the Battle of Rhandeia. He invades Armenia and defeats Tiridates I, who accepts Roman sovereignty. Parthia withdraws from the war.
• Pompeii, the city at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, is heavily damaged by a strong earthquake. Fearing new earthquakes, many of the 20,000 inhabitants leave their homes in a panicked flight.

By topic

Religion

• According to legend, Joseph of Arimathea goes to Glastonbury on the first Christian mission to Britain.

Arts and sciences

• Aulus Cornelius Celsus writes a dictionary (encyclopedia) on the arts and sciences.

Births

• Dou, Chinese empress of the Han Dynasty (d. AD 97)

Deaths

• Claudia Augusta, daughter of Nero
• Mark the Evangelist (traditional date) (see AD 61)

References