Important Historical Events of the year 533, Year 533 in History

List of 533 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 533

What happened in the year 533?

Date Event
January 2, 533 Mercurius becomes Pope John II, the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the papacy.
June 21, 533 A Byzantine expeditionary fleet under Belisarius sails from Constantinople to attack the Vandals in Africa, via Greece and Sicily (approximate date).
September 13, 533 Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire defeats Gelimer and the Vandals at the Battle of Ad Decimum, near Carthage, North Africa.
December 15, 533 Vandalic War: Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Tricamarum.