541
Centuries: 5th century - 6th century - 7th century
Decades: 490s - 500s - 510s - 520s - 530s - 540s - 550s - 560s - 570s - 580s - 590s
Years: 536 537 538 539 540 541 542 543 544 545 546
Events
- January 1 - Flavius Basilius Junior appointed as consul in Constantinople, the last person to hold this office
- January 2 - Earthquake strikes Laodicea.
- Plague appears in Egypt, spreading the following year to Constantinople.
- Totila becomes king of the Ostrogoths.
Deaths
- Ildibad, king of the Ostrogoths
