- Jan 1 Gallo-Roman scholar Sidonius Apollinaris recites a panegyric in verse in honor of the Emperor Avitus in Rome
St. Patrick Returns to Ireland
Apr 5 Saint Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop
- Oct 16 Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Roman Empire
Gregory I
Gregory XIII
Julius II
Julius III
Leo X
Pius V