By place Roman Empire •
April 19 – The freedman
Milichus betrays the
Pisonian conspiracy led by
Gaius Calpurnius Piso to kill Emperor
Nero and all the
conspirators are arrested. • An epidemic afflicts Rome. • After a stage performance in which he appears and shocks the senatorial class considerably, Nero engages in a series of reprisals against
Seneca the Younger and
Tigellinus, pro-republican senators, and anyone else he distrusts. • Nero's pregnant wife,
Poppea Sabina, dies from Nero kicking her stomach or while having a miscarriage.
By topic Religion •
Paul of Tarsus ordains
Timothy as bishop of
Ephesus (traditional date). • Paul writes his
first epistle to Timothy in
Corinth; afterwards, he goes to Nikopoli to spend the winter. • In
China, the first official reference to
Buddhism is made. • The first
Christian community in
Africa is founded by
Mark, a disciple of
Peter. == Births ==