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Events 

 November 3 – Emperor Constantius II dies of a fever. He names his cousin Julian the Apostate his successor.
 December 11 – Julian becomes sole emperor of the Roman Empire. He rules from Constantinople and tries to restore paganism.
 Ministers and followers of Constantius II are put to trial at the Chalcedon tribunal.
 July 10 – Jin Aidi becomes emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

 Deaths 

 Apodemius, Roman officer and secret agent
 November 3 – Constantius II, Roman Emperor
 George of Cappadocia, archbishop of Alexandria
 Jin Mudi, emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty
 Li Shi, emperor of the Chinese Ba-Di state Cheng Han
 Song Hun, regent of the Chinese state Former Liang
 Wang Xizhi, Chinese calligrapher
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