Years: 521 522 523 524 - 525 - 526 527 528 529

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

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

Events

• Bernicia settled by the Angles
• Ethiopia conquers Yemen
• The Daisan river, a tributary of the Euphrates, floods Edessa and within a couple of hours fills the entire city except for the highest parts. Eventually the pent-up waters break through the city walls. The Shroud of Turin was discovered during the rebuilding of the city.
• Byzantine emperor Justin I rebuilds Anazarbus and renames it Justinopolis.
• Dionysius Exiguus produces his tables for computing the date of Easter.

Births

• John Climax (probable date)
• King Wideok of Baekje

Deaths

• Boëthius (probable date)