526
| Years: 522 523 524 525 - 526 - 527 528 529 530 | |
| Decades: 490s 500s 510s - 520s - 530s 540s 550s | |
| Centuries: 5th century - 6th century - 7th century | |
Events
- May 20 - Earthquake kills approximately 300,000 in Syria and Antioch.
- July 12 - Felix succeeds John as pope.
- Athalaric succeeds Theodoric as king of the Ostrogoths, and Amalaric becomes king of the Visigoths in his own name.
- Justin I names Justinian I his co-emperor and successor
Deaths
- May 18 - Pope John I
- May 20 - Euphrosius, patriarch of Antioch (killed in earthquake)
- Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths