Important Historical Events of the year 532, Year 532 in History

List of 532 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 532

What happened in the year 532?

Date Event
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