376

376 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar	376; CCCLXXVI
Ab urbe condita	1129
Assyrian calendar	5126
Balinese saka calendar	297–298
Bengali calendar	−217
Berber calendar	1326
Buddhist calendar	920
Burmese calendar	−262
Byzantine calendar	5884–5885
Chinese calendar	乙亥年 (Wood Pig); 3072 or 3012; — to —; 丙子年 (Fire Rat); 3073 or 3013
Coptic calendar	92–93
Discordian calendar	1542
Ethiopian calendar	368–369
Hebrew calendar	4136–4137
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	432–433
- Shaka Samvat	297–298
- Kali Yuga	3476–3477
Holocene calendar	10376
Iranian calendar	246 BP – 245 BP
Islamic calendar	254 BH – 253 BH
Javanese calendar	258–259
Julian calendar	376; CCCLXXVI
Korean calendar	2709
Minguo calendar	1536 before ROC; 民前1536年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1092
Seleucid era	687/688 AG
Thai solar calendar	918–919
Tibetan calendar	阴木猪年; (female Wood-Pig); 502 or 121 or −651; — to —; 阳火鼠年; (male Fire-Rat); 503 or 122 or −650

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	3rd century – 4th century – 5th century
Decades:	340s 350s 360s – 370s – 380s 390s 400s
Years:	373 374 375 – 376 – 377 378 379

376 (CCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 376th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 376th year of the 1st millennium, the 76th year of the 4th century, and the 7th year of the 370s decade. As of the start of 376, the Gregorian calendar was 1 day ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

Gothic War: Emperor Valens lets the Visigothic chieftain Fritigern and his people cross the Danube from Thrace. They can live in Lower Moesia if they provide soldiers to the legions.
The Greuthungi, led by Alatheus and Saphrax, ask for help from the Roman Empire. They are refused.
The Romans fail to disarm the Visigoths. The Goths break out of their containment area along the Danube. They go south towards the region near Marcianople (Bulgaria).
Lupicinus, Comes (Count) of Thrace, tries to bring the Visigoths back under control. He invites Fritigern and the Gothic leaders to a banquet. During the feast Lupicinus tries to kill the Gothics. Fritigern escapes.
Lupicinus attacks the Visigoths. His force (5,000 men) is defeated. The Goths get Roman armour and weapons. Fritigern marches south towards Adrianople (Turkey).
Winter – Fritigern tries to siege Adrianople.

Zhang Tianxi, ruler of Former Liang, submits to Fu Jiān of Former Qin, thus ending the state of Former Liang. Zhang is made "Marquess of Guiyi".
China is divided between the Former Qin in the north and the Eastern Jin in the south.