__NOTOC__ Year 453 (Roman numerals, CDLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Opilio and Vincomalus (or, less frequently, year 1206 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 453 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.

Events

By place

Byzantium

* July – Empress Pulcheria dies of natural causes at Constantinople. She has commissioned many new churches in the city during her reign. Her death leaves Aspar, Flavius Aspar (''magister militum'') as the dominant influence on her husband, Marcian. * Anthemius marries Marcia Euphemia, daughter of Marcian, and is elevated to the rank of ''comes''. He is sent to the Danube, Danubian frontier to rebuild the border defences. * The late Attila's other sons Dengizich and Ernakh, establish their kingdoms north of the Black Sea (Ukraine), supported by vassal states.

Europe

* Attila, Attila the Hun is found dead in bed, after a wedding feast with the Goths, Goth princess Ildica. He dies of a Epistaxis, nosebleed at his Hungary, Hungarian stronghold, drowning in his own blood at age 47 (approximate). The Huns celebrate a ''strava'' (lamentation) over his burial place with great feasting. Attila's son Ellac is appointed successor, which his brothers Dengizich and Ernakh refuse, dividing the Hunnic Empire * Theodoric II succeeds his brother Thorismund as king of the Visigoths, Thorismund having been murdered, after violating the Military alliance, alliance with the Western Roman Empire.

Asia

* Emperor Ankō, Ankō obtains the throne of his father Emperor Ingyō, Ingyō after the traditional List of Emperors of Japan, order of succession and becomes the 20th emperor of Japan. His eldest brother Prince Kinashi no Karu, Kinashi commits suicide, after being accused of an incestuous relationship with his sister Karu no Ōiratsume (according to the ''Nihon Shoki'').

Births

* Brigit of Kildare, Irish patron saint (d. 524) * Vedast, Franks, Frankish bishop (approximate date)

Deaths

* July – Pulcheria, Byzantine Empire, Byzantine Empress * Attila, Attila the Hun, ruler of the Huns#Unified Empire under Attila, Hunnic Empire (b.406) * Empress Helian, Helian, empress of Northern Wei * Emperor Ingyō, Ingyō, emperor of Japan (approximate date) * Prince Kinashi no Karu, Kinashi, prince of Japan (approximate date) * Liu Jun, Prince Shixing, Liu Jun, prince of the Liu Song Dynasty (b. 429) * Liu Shao (Liu Song), Liu Shao, emperor of Liu Song (b. 426) * Consort Pan (Liu Song), Pan, Concubinage, concubine of Emperor Wen of Liu Song, Wen Di * Thorismund, king of the Visigoths * Emperor Wen of Liu Song, Wen Di, emperor of Liu Song (b. 407) * Empress Yin Yuying, Yin Yuying, empress of Liu Song

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