501

Events 
 By place 
 Asia 
 Qi He Di succeeds Qi Dong Hun Hou as ruler of the Chinese Southern Qi Dynasty.
 Muryeong becomes king of Baekje.

 America 
 Ahkal Mo' Naab' I comes to power in the Maya city of Palenque.

 Europe 
 Pope Symmachus, who people said committed crimes.  He said non-religious law did not apply to him. A synod held in 502 agreed with him.

 Births 
 Empress Dowager Lou Zhaojun
 Xiao Tong (d. 531)

 Deaths 
 Icel, great-grandfather of Creoda of Mercia
 Ravina II, rabbi
 Su Xiaoxiao, Chinese poetess and courtesan
 King Dongseong of Baekje, king of the Baekje Kingdom of Korea
 Xiao Baojuan, emperor of Southern Qi Dynasty, commonly known as Marquess of Donghun
 Consort Pan Yunu, Xiao Baojuan's favorite concubine

Category:500s