551

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Instance of: year
Part of: 550s
Followed by: 552
Follows: 550

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has list: list of state leaders in 551
category for births in this time period: Category:551 births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:551 deaths
topic's main category: Category:551
point in time: 0551-01-01
Commons category: 551

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Encyclopedic overview

Year 551 (DLI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 551 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.

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