41

The year 41 AD.
==Events==
* January 24: Roman Emperor Caligula is assassinated by his disgruntled Praetorian Guards. Caligula is succeeded by his uncle Claudius.
* Roman Empire Claudius restores religious freedom to Jews throughout the empire, but prohibits Jews in Rome from proselytising.
* Claudius appoints Herod Agrippa as King of Judea.
* The disciples of Jesus form communities after the Jewish Diaspora, especially in Damascus and Antioch. For the first time they are called Christians. (Acts 11:26)
* A group of Christian prophets head from Jerusalem to Antioch. One of them, Agabus, predicts a severe famine, which comes to pass four years later (Acts 11:27-30).
==Births==
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==Deaths==
* Roman Emperor Caligula, by Assassination
Category:1st century