Year 76 (LXXVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Roman Empire Wales's annexed by Rome. Asia First year of Jianchu era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. By Topic Arts and Sciences Chinese historian Ban Gu develops a theory of the origins of the universe. Religion Pope Anacletus I succeeds Pope Linus as the third pope (according to the official Vatican list). Births January 24 — Hadrian, later Roman emperor… (More on 76)