432

Year 432 (CDXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aetius and Valerius (or, less frequently, year 1185 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 432 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	4th century 5th century 6th century
Decades:	410s 420s 430s 440s 450s
Years:	429 430 431 432 433 434 435

432 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	432 CDXXXII
Ab urbe condita	1185
Assyrian calendar	5182
Balinese saka calendar	353–354
Bengali calendar	−161
Berber calendar	1382
Buddhist calendar	976
Burmese calendar	−206
Byzantine calendar	5940–5941
Chinese calendar	辛未年 (Metal Goat) 3128 or 3068     — to — 壬申年 (Water Monkey) 3129 or 3069
Coptic calendar	148–149
Discordian calendar	1598
Ethiopian calendar	424–425
Hebrew calendar	4192–4193
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	488–489
- Shaka Samvat	353–354
- Kali Yuga	3532–3533
Holocene calendar	10432
Iranian calendar	190 BP – 189 BP
Islamic calendar	196 BH – 195 BH
Javanese calendar	316–317
Julian calendar	432 CDXXXII
Korean calendar	2765
Minguo calendar	1480 before ROC 民前1480年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1036
Seleucid era	743/744 AG
Thai solar calendar	974–975
Tibetan calendar	阴金羊年 (female Iron-Goat) 558 or 177 or −595     — to — 阳水猴年 (male Water-Monkey) 559 or 178 or −594

The Basilica of Saint Sabina (Rome)

Events

Roman Empire

• Battle of Rimini: Roman forces under command of Flavius Aetius are defeated near Rimini (Italy). His rival comes Bonifacius is mortally wounded and dies several days later. Aetius flees to Dalmatia and seeks refuge with the Huns.
• Sebastianus, son-in-law of Bonifacius, becomes supreme commander (magister militum) of the Western Roman army. Empress Galla Placidia gives him considerable influence over imperial policy.

Europa

• The Huns are united by King Rugila (also called Rua) on the Hungarian Plain. He exacts annual peace payments from the Eastern Roman Empire.

Art

• The Basilica of Saint Sabina at the Aventine (Rome) is finished by Priest Petrus of Illyria.
• Assembly begins on The Parting of Lot and Abraham, a mosaic in the nave arcade of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.

Religion

• July 27 – Pope Celestine I dies after a 10-year reign in which he led a vigorous policy against Nestorianism. He is succeeded by Sixtus III as the 44th pope.
• Saint Patrick, Roman Britain-born missionary, is consecrated a bishop and converts the Irish to Christianity until his death around 460.
• December 25 – Christmas is celebrated for the first time in Alexandria (approximate date).

Births

• Moninne, one of Ireland's early women saints

Deaths

• July 26 – Pope Celestine I
• Anicia Faltonia Proba, Roman noblewoman
• Bonifacius, Roman general and governor in Africa
• Helian Ding, emperor of the Chinese Xiongnu state Xia
• Saint Ninian, missionary in Scotland (approximate date)
• Wang Hong, official of the Liu Song Dynasty (b. 379)

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