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385 (CCCLXXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 385th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 385th year of the 1st millennium, the 85th year of the 4th century, and the 6th year of the 380s decade. As of the start of 385, the Gregorian calendar was 1 day ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
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Events
- Jinsa of Baekje becomes the 16th king of the ancient Korean kingdom of Baekje.
- Copper extraction and casting begins in the mines of Kansanshi in southernmost Africa.
- Ammianus Marcellinus begins writing a history covering the years 96 to 378.
- The Serapeum in Alexandria is destroyed.
- Aurelios Zopyros becomes the last reported athlete at the Ancient Olympic Games.
Births
- Avitus, Western Roman Emperor
- Murong Chao, emperor of the Xianbei state Southern Yan
- Murong Xi, emperor of the Xianbei state Later Yan
- Saint Patrick, missionary in Ireland
- Paulus Orosius, historian and theologian
- Xie Lingyun, Chinese poet of the Southern and Northern Dynasties
Deaths
- Aelia Flaccilla, Roman empress and wife of Theodosius I
- Chimnyu, king of Baekje (Korea)
- Dao An, Buddhist monk of the Jin Dynasty
- Fú Jiān, emperor of the Chinese Di state Former Qin
- Murong Wei, emperor of the Xianbei state Former Yan
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