537
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 5th century – 6th century – 7th century |
| Decades: | 500s 510s 520s – 530s – 540s 550s 560s |
| Years: | 534 535 536 – 537 – 538 539 540 |
| Gregorian calendar | 537 DXXXVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1290 |
| Assyrian calendar | 5287 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 458–459 |
| Bengali calendar | −56 |
| Berber calendar | 1487 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1081 |
| Burmese calendar | −101 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6045–6046 |
| Chinese calendar | 丙辰年 (Fire Dragon) 3233 or 3173 — to — 丁巳年 (Fire Snake) 3234 or 3174 |
| Coptic calendar | 253–254 |
| Discordian calendar | 1703 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 529–530 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4297–4298 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 593–594 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 458–459 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3637–3638 |
| Holocene calendar | 10537 |
| Iranian calendar | 85 BP – 84 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 88 BH – 87 BH |
| Javanese calendar | 424–425 |
| Julian calendar | 537 DXXXVII |
| Korean calendar | 2870 |
| Minguo calendar | 1375 before ROC 民前1375年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −931 |
| Seleucid era | 848/849 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1079–1080 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳火龙年 (male Fire-Dragon) 663 or 282 or −490 — to — 阴火蛇年 (female Fire-Snake) 664 or 283 or −489 |
537 (DXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 537th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 537th year of the 1st millennium, the 37th year of the 6th century, and the 8th year of the 530s decade. As of the start of 537, the Gregorian calendar was 2 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
[change | change source]- Pope Silverius deposed by Belisarius at the order of Justinian, who appoints as his successor Pope Vigilius.
- Battle of Camlann between Arthur and Mordred. (traditional date)
- December 27 – Construction of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is completed.