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AD 143: Traditional date of death of Saint Venera.

1907

AD 141: The 141 Lycia earthquake affects most of the Roman provinces of Lycia and Caria and the islands of Rhodes, Kos, Simi and Serifos. It triggers a severe tsunami, which causes major inundation.

1891

AD 138: Antoninus Pius succeeds Hadrian as Roman Emperor.

1888

AD 136: The Roman province of Iudaea (plus Galilee) becomes Syria Palaestina; the name Palestine as a designation for this land has been used since at least the 5th century BC (mentioned by Herodotus).

1883

AD 134: Ilseong becomes ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla.

AD 132: Chinese scientist Zhang Heng invents the first seismometer for determining the exact cardinal direction of earthquakes hundreds of miles away; the device employs a series of complex gears around a central swinging pendulum.

1867

AD 130: The Scythian king Rudradaman I reconquers the lands annexed by Gautamiputra from the Andhra.

AD 128: King Gaeru of Baekje succeeds to the throne of Baekje in the Korean peninsula (until 166).

1846