Years: 519 520 521 522 - 523 - 524 525 526 527

Decades: 490s 500s 510s - 520s - 530s 540s 550s

Centuries: 5th century - 6th century - 7th century

Events

• August 13 - John succeeds Hormisdas as Pope.
• Anicius Manlius Severinus Boëthius writes the Consolations of philosophy.
• Leptis Magna is sacked by Berber raiders.
• Hilderic becomes king of the Vandals.
• Justinian, later Byzantine emperor, marries Theodora.
• Seong becomes king of Baekje.

Births

Deaths

• February 1 - Brigid of Ireland (Saint)
• August 6 - Pope Hormisdas
• October 24 - St. Aretas, leader of the Christian community in Yemen (executed)
• Thrasamund, king of Vandals and Alans
• Philoxenus of Mabbog, Syrian theologian
• Muryeong of Baekje
• Sigismund, king of the Burgundians