472
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| 472 by topic |
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| Gregorian calendar | 472 CDLXXII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1225 |
| Assyrian calendar | 5222 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 393–394 |
| Bengali calendar | −121 |
| Berber calendar | 1422 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1016 |
| Burmese calendar | −166 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5980–5981 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 3169 or 2962 — to — 壬子年 (Water Rat) 3170 or 2963 |
| Coptic calendar | 188–189 |
| Discordian calendar | 1638 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 464–465 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4232–4233 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 528–529 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 393–394 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3572–3573 |
| Holocene calendar | 10472 |
| Iranian calendar | 150 BP – 149 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 155 BH – 154 BH |
| Javanese calendar | 357–358 |
| Julian calendar | 472 CDLXXII |
| Korean calendar | 2805 |
| Minguo calendar | 1440 before ROC 民前1440年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −996 |
| Seleucid era | 783/784 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1014–1015 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) 598 or 217 or −555 — to — 阳水鼠年 (male Water-Rat) 599 or 218 or −554 |
Year 472 (CDLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Western Roman Empire
- Relations between Emperor Anthemius and general Ricimer deteriorate completely. Ricimer proclaims Olybrius emperor, and places Rome, where Anthemius is located, under siege. Anthemius is captured and slain fleeing the city.
- Mount Vesuvius erupts.
Births
Deaths
- July 11—Anthemius, Western Roman Emperor
- August 18—Ricimer, strong man of the Western Roman Empire (malignant fever)
- October 23—Olybrius, Western Roman Emperor
- Song Ming Di, ruler of the Chinese Song Dynasty
