List of 532 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 532
Date | Event |
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January 11, 532 | Nika riots in Constantinople: A quarrel between supporters of different chariot teams—the Blues and the Greens—in the Hippodrome escalates into violence. |
January 13, 532 | The Nika riots break out, during the racing season at the Hippodrome in Constantinople, as a result of discontent with the rule of the Emperor Justinian I.[2] |
January 18, 532 | Nika riots in Constantinople fail. |
February 23, 532 | Byzantine emperor Justinian I lays the foundation stone of a new Orthodox Christian basilica in Constantinople |