420
- This article is about the year 420. For other uses of 420, see 420 (number).
| Years: 416 417 418 419 – 420 – 421 422 423 424 | |
| Decades: 390s 400s 410s – 420s – 430s 440s 450s | |
| Centuries: 4th century – 5th century – 6th century | |
Events
- End of the Jin Dynasty in China. Liu Yu (Song Wu Di) is the first ruler of the Song Dynasty.
- Beginning of Southern Dynasties in China.
- Bahram V of Persia succeeds Yazdegerd I of Persia.
- Pharamond leads the Franks across the Rhine.
Births
- Glycerius, western Roman Emperor (approximate date)
Deaths
- September 30 – Saint Jerome, translator of the Vulgate
- Orosius, Spanish historian and theologian
- Yazdegerd I of Persia (b. 399)
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