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50 (Roman numerals: L) is a common year of the Gregorian calendar. It started on a Saturday. It was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was not in use at the time of the common year starting on Saturday and ending on Saturday.

It is one of only seven years to use just one Roman numeral. The seven are 1 AD (I), 5 AD (V), 10 AD (X), 50 AD (L), 100 AD (C), 500 AD (D), and 1000 AD (M).

 Events 
 The Romans create a city called Londinium on the River Thames

 Deaths 
 Abgarus of Edessa, king of Osroene
 Aulus Cornelius Celsus, writer of De Medicina
 Gamliel I, the nasi of the Jewish people in Babylonia

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