List of 476 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 476
Date | Event |
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August 23, 476 | Odoacer, chieftain of the Germanic tribes (Herulic - Scirian foederati), is proclaimed rex Italiae ("King of Italy") by his troops. |
September 4, 476 | Romulus Augustulus is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself "King of Italy", thus ending the Western Roman Empire. |