50

Centuries:	0th century - 1st century - 2nd century
Decades:	20s  30s  40s  - 50s -  60s  70s  80s
Years:	47 48 49 - 50 - 51 52 53

This article is about the year 50. For other uses, see 50 (number).

1	50

50 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	50 L
Ab urbe condita	803
Armenian calendar	N/A
Bahá'í calendar	-1794 – -1793
Buddhist calendar	594
Coptic calendar	-234 – -233
Ethiopian calendar	42 – 43
Hebrew calendar	3810 – 3811
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	105 – 106
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	3151 – 3152
Holocene calendar	10050
Iranian calendar	572 BP – 571 BP
Islamic calendar	590 BH – 589 BH
Japanese calendar
- Imperial Year	Kōki 710 (皇紀710年)
Julian calendar	95
Korean calendar	2383
Thai solar calendar	593

Year 50 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• Roman Emperor Claudius appoints Agrippa II governor of Chalcis.
• Claudius adopts Nero.
• Cologne is raised to the status of a city.
• In Britain, governor Publius Ostorius Scapula begins his campaign against the recalcitrant Silures of south Wales, who are led by the former Catuvellaunian prince Caratacus. Exeter (Isca Dumnoniorum), Tripontium (near modern Rugby) and the fort of Manduessedum (near modern Atherstone) are founded (approximate date).
• The Iazyges settle in the plains to the east of the Tisza River.
• Romans learn the use of soap from the Gauls.
• Rome now has a population of 1 million.

Asia

• The Tocharian empire is united under Kujula Kadphises, and becomes the Kushan Empire. (approximate date)
• The Kushan Empire controls the north of India.

By topic

Religion

• The Apostles hold the Council of Jerusalem (approximate date).
• Christianity is introduced throughout Nubia by a high official of Queen Judith.
• The Epistle to the Romans is written (approximate date).

Art and Science

• Pedanius Dioscorides describes the medical applications of plants in De Materia Medica.
• Pamphilus of Alexandria writes a poetic lexicon.
• Hero of Alexandria invents a steam turbine (possible date).
• Diogenes, the Greek explorer, discovers the African Great Lakes.
• The distinction between chronic maladies and acute illnesses is made by Thessalos.

Births

• Cai Lun, Chinese inventor of paper and the papermaking process

Deaths

• Abgarus of Edessa, king of Osroene
• Aulus Cornelius Celsus, author of De Medicina
• Gamaliel the Elder, the nasi of the Jewish people in Babylonia
• Philo of Alexandria, Jewish philosopher (b. 20 BC) (approximate date)