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Year 420 (CDXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Theodosius and Constantius. The denomination 420 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.

Events
By place Roman Empire • The Franks cross the Rhine and invade Northern Gaul. In Italia an army is prepared to campaign with Castinus as chief. • Comes Asterius conducts campaign in Gallaecia and ends the usurpation of Maximus. • A Roman army under command of vicar Maurocellus suffers a defeat at Braga in Gallaecia. Persia Yazdegerd I dies after a 21-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Bahram V, who becomes head of the Persian Empire. • Abdas, bishop of Susa, is accused of burning down one of the fire temples of Ahura Mazda, and after refusing to rebuild it, he is executed, under orders of Shah Yazdegerd I. Asia July 10 – The Jin Dynasty ends in China. Liu Yu (Emperor Wu of Liu Song) becomes the first ruler of the Liu Song Dynasty. The capital of the dynasty is Nanjing. • The Southern Dynasties begin in China. • The Gupta Empire reaches its peak territorial extent under Chandragupta II and his son Kumaragupta I. == Births ==
Births
Anthemius, emperor of the Western Roman EmpireEcdicius, Roman general (magister militum) • Euric, king of the Visigoths (d. 484) • Libius Severus, emperor of the Western Roman Empire • Majorian, emperor of the Western Roman Empire • Palladius, caesar and son of Petronius MaximusValamir, king of the Ostrogoths (he is also thought to have been born in 425 AD) • Yuan Can, high official of the Liu Song Dynasty (d. 477) == Deaths ==
Deaths
January 21Yazdegerd I, king of the Sassanid EmpireFebruary 26Saint Porphyry, bishop of Gaza (Palestine) • September 30Saint Jerome, priest and translator of the BibleSaint Abdas, bishop of Susa (Iran) • Li Xin, duke of the Chinese state Western LiangOrosius, Christian historian and theologian (approximate date) • Pelagius, British monk (approximate date) • Yao, empress consort and wife of Mingyuan == References ==
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