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By Place
Western Roman Empire
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Geiseric , king of theVandals , capturesSicily .Asia
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China is unified by theNorthern Wei .
* TheHepthalites , who will later be known as the Avars, move south from theAltay Mountains region intoTransoxiana ,Bactria ,Khurasan and eastern Persia.By Topic
Religion
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September 29 —Pope Leo I succeedsPope Sixtus III as the 45thpope .Births
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Bodhidharma , semi-legendaryBuddhist monk
*Emperor Wencheng of Northern Wei
*Emperor Wu of Southern Qi Deaths
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February 17 —Saint Mesrob ,Armenia nmonk
*August 18 —Pope Sixtus III
*Paulinus , master of the offices inConstantinople (executed)
*Empress Yuan Qigui
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