AD 41

Centuries:	0th century · 1st century · 2nd century
Decades:	10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s
Years:	38 39 40 41 42 43 44

AD 41 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	AD 41 XLI
Ab urbe condita	794
Assyrian calendar	4791
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−552
Berber calendar	991
Buddhist calendar	585
Burmese calendar	−597
Byzantine calendar	5549–5550
Chinese calendar	庚子年 (Metal Rat) 2738 or 2531     — to — 辛丑年 (Metal Ox) 2739 or 2532
Coptic calendar	−243 – −242
Discordian calendar	1207
Ethiopian calendar	33–34
Hebrew calendar	3801–3802
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	97–98
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	3141–3142
Holocene calendar	10041
Iranian calendar	581 BP – 580 BP
Islamic calendar	599 BH – 598 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	AD 41 XLI
Korean calendar	2374
Minguo calendar	1871 before ROC 民前1871年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1427
Seleucid era	352/353 AG
Thai solar calendar	583–584
Tibetan calendar	阳金鼠年 (male Iron-Rat) 167 or −214 or −986     — to — 阴金牛年 (female Iron-Ox) 168 or −213 or −985

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• Consuls are the emperor Caligula and Gnaeus Sentius Saturninus
• January 24 - Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel despotism, is assassinated by his disgruntled Praetorian Guards.
• January 24 - Claudius succeeds his nephew Caligula as Emperor.
• January 25 - After a night of negotiation, Claudius is accepted as Emperor by the Senate.
• Claudius makes Agrippa king of Judea.
• Messalina, wife of Claudius, persuades Claudius to have Seneca the Younger banished to Corsica on a charge of adultery with Julia Livilla.
• Claudius restores religious freedom to Jews throughout the empire, but prohibits Jews in Rome from proselytising.
• An attack across the Rhine by the Germans is stopped by the Romans.

Asia

• Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty deposes his wife, Guo Shentong, as empress, and creates his consort Yin Lihua empress in her place

By Topic

Religion

• The disciples of Jesus form communities after the Diaspora, especially in Damascus and Antioch. For the first time they are called Christians.

Births

• Martial, Latin poet (possible birthdate)
• Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, son of Claudius and Messalina.

Deaths

• January 24 - Caligula, Roman Emperor (assassinated).
• January 24 - Julia Drusilla, daughter of Caligula (assassinated).
• End of the year - Julia Livilla, daughter of Germanicus, niece of Claudius, starved to death in her exile.