669 BC
The year 669 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 85 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 669 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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| Gregorian calendar | 669 BC DCLXVIII BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 85 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXV dynasty, 84 |
| - Pharaoh | Taharqa, 22 |
| Ancient Greek era | 27th Olympiad, year 4 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4082 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −1261 |
| Berber calendar | 282 |
| Buddhist calendar | −124 |
| Burmese calendar | −1306 |
| Byzantine calendar | 4840–4841 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 2028 or 1968 — to — 壬子年 (Water Rat) 2029 or 1969 |
| Coptic calendar | −952 – −951 |
| Discordian calendar | 498 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −676 – −675 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3092–3093 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −612 – −611 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2432–2433 |
| Holocene calendar | 9332 |
| Iranian calendar | 1290 BP – 1289 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1330 BH – 1329 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 1665 |
| Minguo calendar | 2580 before ROC 民前2580年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −2136 |
| Thai solar calendar | −126 – −125 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) −542 or −923 or −1695 — to — 阳水鼠年 (male Water-Rat) −541 or −922 or −1694 |
Events
- Taharqa, king of Kush, invades and reconquers Egypt from the Assyrian Empire.
- Esarhaddon dies in Harran while on his way to recover Egypt from the Kushites.
- A transit of Venus occurs.
Deaths
- Esarhaddon, king of Assyria
References
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