776 BC

Millennium:	1st millenniumBC
Centuries:	9th centuryBC 8th centuryBC 7th centuryBC
Decades:	790sBC 780sBC 770sBC 760sBC 750sBC
Years:	779BC 778BC 777BC 776BC 775BC 774BC 773BC

776 BC in variouscalendars

Gregorian calendar	776 BC DCCLXXVI BC
Ancient Egypt era	XXIIIdynasty,105
Ancient Greek era	1stOlympiad(victor)¹
Assyrian calendar	3975
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−1368
Berber calendar	175
Buddhist calendar	−231
Burmese calendar	−1413
Byzantine calendar	4733–4734
Chinese calendar	GiápNăm (WoodRat) 1922 or 1715 — to — Ất xấu năm (WoodOx) 1923 or 1716
Coptic calendar	−1059 – −1058
Discordian calendar	391
Ethiopian calendar	−783 – −782
Hebrew calendar	2985–2986
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	−719 – −718
-Shaka Samvat	N/A
-Kali Yuga	2325–2326
Holocene calendar	9225
Iranian calendar	1397 BP – 1396 BP
Islamic calendar	1440 BH – 1439 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	1558
Minguo calendar	2687 beforeROC Dân trước 2687 năm
Nanakshahi calendar	−2243
Thai solar calendar	−233 – −232
Tibetan calendar	Dương mộc chuột năm (male Wood-Rat) −649 or −1030 or −1802 — to — Âm mộc ngưu năm (female Wood-Ox) −648 or −1029 or −1801

The year776 BCis largely known for being the first year of theAttic calendar,also known as the Ancient Greek calendar or the Olympiad era.

Events

• July – The first recordedOlympic Gamesare held inOlympia,Greece.