5 BC

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	2nd century BC – 1st century BC – 1st century
Decades:	30s BC  20s BC  10s BC  – 0s BC –  0s  10s  20s
Years:	8 BC 7 BC 6 BC – 5 BC – 4 BC 3 BC 2 BC

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Year 5 BC was a common year starting on Monday or Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Sulla.

Births

• Emperor Guangwu of Han, ruler of China (d. AD 57)
• Lucius Vitellius the Elder, Roman consul and Governor of Syria (d. AD 51)
• John the Baptist (possible date)
• Jesus (possible date)

5 BC Media

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  Albrecht Altdorfer's painting the Adoration of the Magi (made ca. 1530) is one of several works of art concerning the Navity of Jesus. Though Jesus's exact birthdate is unknown (other than it would have occurred sometime during this decade)