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Events

By Place

Western Roman Empire

* On the death of Honorius, Joannes, a "primicerius notariorum" (senior civil servant), seizes the throne of the Western Roman Empire, and is declared emperor.

By Topic

Religion

* Theodoret becomes bishop of Cyrrhus, Syria.

Births

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Deaths

* 15 August — Flavius Honorius, Western Roman Emperor (b. 384)
* Ming Yuan Di, ruler of the Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty
* Princess Tufa
* Empress Dowager Xiao Wenshou
* Saint Maron, recognised by Roman Cathlic, Eastern Orthodox and Maronite churches as a saint