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== Deaths ==
* [[June 24]] &ndash; [[Vespasian]], Roman emperor (b. [[AD 9]])<ref name=vespasian>{{cite web | first=Guy Edward Farquhar |  last=Chilver | title=Vespasian | date=January 20, 2024 | access-date=February 20, 2024 | url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vespasian | series=Encyclopaedia Britannica}}</ref>
* [[August 16]] &ndash; [[Empress Ma (Han dynasty)|Ma]], Chinese empress of the [[Han dynasty|Han Dynasty]] (b. [[AD 40]])
* [[August 25]] &ndash; [[Caesius Bassus]], Roman poet (died in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius)
* [[August 25]] &ndash; [[Drusilla (daughter of Herod Agrippa)|Drusilla]], daughter of [[Herod Agrippa|Herod]] (died in the [[Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79|eruption of Vesuvius]])
* [[August 25]] &ndash; [[Pliny the Elder]], Roman writer and scientist (b. [[AD 23]])<ref name=BBC/>
* [[Apollinaris of Ravenna]], Syrian bishop and martyr (approximate date)
* [[Aulus Caecina Alienus]], Roman general and politician (executed)
* [[Tiberius Claudius Balbilus]], Roman politician and astrologer (b. [[AD 3]])
* [[Titus Clodius Eprius Marcellus]], Roman politician (committed suicide)