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{{short description|Latin phrase referring to several years during which events of major importance occurred}}
{{for|the poem by John Dryden|Annus Mirabilis (poem)}}
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'''''Annus mirabilis''''' (pl. '''''anni mirabiles''''') is a [[Latin]] phrase that means "year of miracles", "marvelous year", "wonderful year", or "miraculous year". This term has been used to refer to several years during which events of major importance are remembered, notably [[Isaac Newton]]'s discoveries in 1665–1666 at the age of 23, and [[Annus mirabilis papers|Albert Einstein's papers published in 1905]] at the age of 26.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petroski |first=Henry |date=2022-02-03 |title=Annus Mirabilis |url=https://www.americanscientist.org/article/annus-mirabilis |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=American Scientist |language=en}}</ref> The opposite of this concept is an ''[[annus horribilis]]''.

== 1345–1346 – Edward III ==
{{Main article|Hundred Years' War, 1345–1347}}
Eight years after the start of the [[Hundred Years' War]], large-scale fighting had died down. [[Edward III of England]] decided to renew the war more vigorously in 1345.{{sfn|Sumption|1990|p=453}} He despatched a small force to [[Gascony]] in southwest France under [[Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster|Henry, Earl of Derby]]{{sfn|Rogers|2004|p=94}} and personally led the main English army to northern France. Edward delayed disembarkation of his army and his fleet was scattered by a storm, rendering this offensive ineffective.{{sfn|Prestwich|2007|p=315}} Derby was spectacularly successful, winning victories at [[Battle of Bergerac|Bergerac]] and [[Battle of Auberoche|Auberoche]].{{sfn|Sumption|1990|pp=466, 469}} The following spring, a large French army, led by the heir to the French throne, [[John II of France|John, Duke of Normandy]], counter-attacked Derby's forces.{{sfn|Sumption|1990|pp=485–486}}

Edward responded by landing an army of 10,000 men in northern [[Duchy of Normandy|Normandy]].{{sfn|Burne|1999|p=138}} The English devastated much of Normandy and [[Battle of Caen (1346)|stormed and sacked Caen]], slaughtering the population. They cut a swath along the left bank of the [[Seine]] to within {{convert|20|mi|km|sigfig=2}} of [[Paris]].{{sfn|Sumption|1990|pp=514–515}} The English army then turned north and inflicted a heavy defeat on a French army led by their king, [[Philip VI of France|Philip VI]], at the [[Battle of Crécy]] on 26 August 1346.{{sfn|Sumption|1990|p=532}}{{sfn|DeVries|1998|p=171}} They promptly exploited this by laying [[besiege|siege]] to Calais.{{sfn|Burne|1999|p=207}} The period from Derby's victory outside Bergerac in late August 1345 to the start of the siege of Calais on 4 September 1346 became known as Edward III's {{lang|la|annus mirabilis}}.{{sfn|Lambert|2011|p=247}}{{sfn|Sumption|1990|pp=537–538, 557}}

==1492 – Catholic Monarchs==
{{main|1492 in Spain}}
In January 1492, [[Isabella I of Castile|Isabella I]] and [[Ferdinand II of Aragon|Ferdinand II]], the [[Catholic Monarchs of Spain]], completed the [[Granada War|conquest of Granada]], concluding the centuries-long [[Reconquista]] and ending [[Al-Andalus|Muslim rule]] of the [[Iberian Peninsula]]. Later that year, they would sponsor [[Voyages of Christopher Columbus#First voyage (1492–1493)|Christopher Columbus's first voyage]] across the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]], resulting in the [[History of the Americas|first arrival of Europeans on the Americas]] on October 12.

That same year, [[Antonio de Nebrija]] published his monumental grammar of Spanish, ''[[Gramática de la lengua castellana]]''. It is notable as the first work to focus on the grammar of a modern Western European language other than Latin.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bibliographic use of expression related to 1492 |url=https://www.google.es/search?sourceid=ie7&q=1492+annus+mirabilis&rls=com.microsoft%3Aes%3A%7Breferrer%3Asource%3F%7D&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&rlz=1I7ACPW_esES383#q=1492+annus+mirabilis&rls=com.microsoft:es:%7Breferrer:source%3F%7D&oe=UTF-8&rlz=1I7ACPW_esES383&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbo=u&tbm=bks&source=og&sa=N&tab=wp&ei=uM3BUNSVPM3p0QGH-oDwBA&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=72361c265dfe14f5&bpcl=39650382&biw=1366&bih=643 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216092012/https://www.google.es/search?sourceid=ie7&q=1492+annus+mirabilis&rls=com.microsoft%3Aes%3A%7Breferrer%3Asource%3F%7D&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&rlz=1I7ACPW_esES383#q=1492+annus+mirabilis&rls=com.microsoft:es:%7Breferrer:source%3F%7D&oe=UTF-8&rlz=1I7ACPW_esES383&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbo=u&tbm=bks&source=og&sa=N&tab=wp&ei=uM3BUNSVPM3p0QGH-oDwBA&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=72361c265dfe14f5&bpcl=39650382&biw=1366&bih=643 |archive-date=December 16, 2017 |access-date=December 7, 2012}}</ref>

== 1543 – The year of science ==
{{Main article|Scientific Revolution}}
In 1543, [[Nicolaus Copernicus]] published ''[[De revolutionibus orbium coelestium]],'' outlining his [[Heliocentrism|heliocentric model]] of the universe. This event is traditionally held to be the beginning of the wider [[Scientific Revolution]], which saw the emergence of modern science in Europe.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Scientific Revolution |url=http://mars.wnec.edu/~grempel/courses/wc2/lectures/scientificrev.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705200052/https://mars.wnec.edu/~grempel/courses/wc2/lectures/scientificrev.html |archive-date=July 5, 2008 |access-date=2010-11-05 |df=mdy}} Western New England College</ref> [[Andreas Vesalius]] also published his [[De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem|''De humani corporis fabrica'']] in 1543, revolutionizing the science of [[anatomy]] and the practice of medicine.{{cn|date=December 2021}}

== 1625 – Spanish monarchy ==
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A series of Spanish military victories on a global strategic scale obtained in 1625 during the [[Thirty Years' War]], in important military theaters in Europe and America. These military victories were as follows: [[Siege of Breda (1624)|Siege of Breda]], [[Relief of Genoa]], [[Recapture of Bahia]], [[Battle of San Juan (1625)|Battle of San Juan]] and [[Cádiz expedition (1625)|Defense of Cádiz]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Sanz Camañes |first=Porfirio |date=2018 |title=Inglaterra y la Monarquía hispana. La guerra anglo-española de 1625-1630 y el conflicto europeo |language=es |journal=Manuscrits: Revista d'història moderna |issue=38 |pages=64 }}</ref> Those military actions were immortalized in a series of paintings in the [[Hall of Realms]] of the [[Buen Retiro Palace]] in Madrid. Thus, the “reputational” policy promoted by [[Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares]], [[favourite]] of [[Philip IV of Spain]], was apparently confirmed by the initial success,<ref>{{cite book |last=Elliott |first=John Huxtable |author-link=John Elliott (historian) |date=1986 |title=The Count-Duke of Olivares: The Statesman in an Age of Decline |location=New Haven, Connecticut, USA |publisher=[[Yale University Press]] |isbn=0300044992 |page=226 }}</ref> and it was in reference to this ''annus mirabilis'' for Spanish arms that Olivares delivered probably his most famous pronouncement: "God is Spanish and fights for Spain."{{Sfn|Parker|1984|p=90}}

== 1644–1645 – Montrose ==
The military successes of [[James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose]] in [[Scotland]] in the [[War of the Three Kingdoms]] during 1644–1645 are sometimes called ''annus mirabilis''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Royle |first1=Trevor |title=The British Civil War: The Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 1638-1660 |date=2004 |publisher=Macmillan |isbn=9780312292935 |page=337 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H7NgBQAAQBAJ&q=Annus+mirabilis+montrose&pg=PA343 |language=en |access-date=December 6, 2020 |archive-date=October 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030211009/https://books.google.com/books?id=H7NgBQAAQBAJ&q=Annus+mirabilis+montrose&pg=PA343#v=snippet&q=Annus%20mirabilis%20montrose&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Barratt |first1=John |title=Cavalier Generals |date=2004 |publisher=Pen and Sword |isbn=9781473813038 |page=191 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pt6XAwAAQBAJ&q=Annus+mirabilis+montrose&pg=PA191 |language=en |access-date=December 6, 2020 |archive-date=October 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030210954/https://books.google.com/books?id=pt6XAwAAQBAJ&q=Annus+mirabilis+montrose&pg=PA191#v=onepage&q=Annus%20mirabilis%20montrose&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref>

== 1665–1666 – The year of wonders ==
In 1665 to 1666, [[Isaac Newton]], aged 23, made revolutionary inventions and discoveries in [[calculus]], [[Motion (physics)|motion]], [[optics]] and [[gravitation]]. It was in this year that Newton was alleged to have observed an apple falling from a tree ([[Isaac Newton#Apple incident|Newton's apple]]), and in which he, in any case, hit upon the [[gravitation|law of universal gravitation]]. He was afforded the time to work on his theories due to the closure of [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]] by an outbreak of the [[Bubonic plague|plague]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Universal Gravitation – The Physics Hypertextbook|url=http://physics.info/gravitation/|access-date=December 10, 2012|quote=In the same year [1666] I began to think of gravity extending to the orb of the moon, .... All this was in the two plague years of 1665 and 1666, for in those days I was in the prime of my age for invention, and minded mathematics and philosophy more than at any time since.|archive-date=October 12, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012074759/http://physics.info/gravitation/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Newton's Birth Date and The Anni Mirabiles|url=http://www.mathpages.com/home/kmath121/kmath121.htm|access-date=December 10, 2012|quote=In the beginning of the year 1665 I found the Method of approximating series & the Rule for reducing any dignity of any Binomial into such a series. The same year in May I found the method of Tangents of Gregory & Slusius, & in November had the direct method of fluxions & the next year in January had the Theory of Colors & in May following I had entrance into the inverse method of fluxions. And the same year I began to think of gravity extending to the orb of the Moon & (having found out how to estimate the force with which a globe revolving within a sphere presses the surface of the sphere) from Keplers rule of the periodical times of the Planets being in sesquialterate proportion of their distances from the centers of their Orbs, I deduced that the forces which keep the Planets in their Orbs must be reciprocally as the squares of their distances from the centers about which they revolve: and thereby compared the force requisite to keep the Moon in her Orb with the force of gravity at the surface of the earth  ... All this was in the two plague years of 1665 and 1666. For in those days I was in the prime of my age of invention & minded Mathematics & Philosophy more than at any time since.|archive-date=October 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030210955/https://www.mathpages.com/home/kmath121/kmath121.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> He stated and proved the [[binomial theorem]], discovered calculus, formulated the universal law of gravitation, and developed a [[Color theory|theory of color]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Berlinski |first=David |title=A Tour of the Calculus |publisher=Pantheon Books |year=1995 |isbn=978-0-679-42645-5 |edition=1st |location=New York |pages=5 |language=en}}</ref>

== 1706 – Grand Alliance ==
{{Main article|Battle of Ramillies}}
In 1706, the [[Grand Alliance (League of Augsburg)|Grand Alliance]] arrayed against [[Louis XIV]] of France won resounding victories (the [[Battle of Ramillies]] and [[Siege of Turin]]) which, after the previous year's failures, has been termed by James Falkner as a "Year of Miracles."<ref>Falkner, J., 2006. Ramillies 1706. Havertown: Pen and Sword.</ref>

== 1759 – William Pitt ==
{{Main article|Annus Mirabilis of 1759}}
A series of victories by the British armed forces in 1759 in North America, Europe, India, and in various naval engagements caused that year to be referred to, on occasion, as [[William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham|William Pitt]]'s ''annus mirabilis''. It was the turning point of the [[Seven Years' War]].<ref>Blanning p.299</ref><ref>Monod p.167</ref>

== 1871 – W. G. Grace ==
According to [[Harry Altham]], 1871 was [[W. G. Grace]]'s ''annus mirabilis''.<ref>Altham, p.126.</ref> In all first-class matches in 1871, a total of 17 [[century (cricket)|centuries]] were scored and Grace accounted for 10 of them, including the first century in a first-class match at [[Trent Bridge]].<ref>Rae, p.99.</ref> He averaged 78.25 and the next-best average by a batsman playing more than a single innings was 39.57, barely more than half his figure. His aggregate for the season was 2,739 [[run (cricket)|runs]] and this was the first time that anyone had scored 2,000 first-class runs in a season; [[Harry Jupp]] was next best with 1,068.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/Seasonal_Averages/ENG/1871_f_Batting_by_Average.html |publisher=CricketArchive |title=1871 batting averages |access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref> Grace produced his season's highlight in the [[North v South|South v North]] match at [[The Oval]] when he made his highest career score to date of 268.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1/1714.html |title=South v North 1871 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=18 June 2024 }}</ref>

== 1905 – Albert Einstein ==
{{Main article|Annus Mirabilis papers}}
It was in this year that [[Albert Einstein]], aged 26, published important discoveries concerning the [[photoelectric effect]], [[Brownian motion]], the [[special theory of relativity]], and the famous [[mass–energy equivalence|''E'' = ''mc''<sup>2</sup>]] equation. His four articles, collectively known as his ''Annus Mirabilis'' papers, were published in ''[[Annalen der Physik]]'' in 1905.<ref>[http://lorentz.phl.jhu.edu/AnnusMirabilis/ Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219234056/http://lorentz.phl.jhu.edu/AnnusMirabilis/ |date=December 19, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Greene|first1=Brian|title=How Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity Changed Our Universe|url=http://forward.com/news/325187/how-general-relativity-changed-our-universe/|website=The Forward|date=November 22, 2015 |access-date=23 November 2015|archive-date=November 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123152851/http://forward.com/news/325187/how-general-relativity-changed-our-universe/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== 1939 – Hollywood's Golden Year ==
1939 is considered the ''annus mirabilis'' of [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] due to the surprising number of movies released that year that are considered "classics" or foundational of their genre.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/list/ls057821157/ |title=Most Notable Films of 1939: Hollywood's Golden Year |website=[[IMDb]] |access-date=May 21, 2023 |archive-date=September 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923145242/https://www.imdb.com/list/ls057821157/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Some of the films released in 1939 include: ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'', ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'', ''[[Gunga Din (film)|Gunga Din]]'', ''[[Beau Geste (1939 film)|Beau Geste]]'', ''[[Union Pacific (film)|Union Pacific]]'', ''[[The Roaring Twenties]]'', ''[[Only Angels Have Wings]]'', ''[[At the Circus]]'', ''[[Stagecoach (1939 film)|Stagecoach]]'', ''[[Mr. Smith Goes to Washington]]'', ''[[Ninotchka]]'', ''[[Destry Rides Again]]'', ''[[Midnight (1939 film)|Midnight]]'', ''[[Wuthering Heights (1939 film)|Wuthering Heights]]'', ''[[Young Mr. Lincoln]]'', among many others.

== 2016–17 – Comebacks in sports ==
Between June 2016 and March 2017, the world of sports witnessed the largest [[Comeback (sports)|comebacks]] in the history of [[NBA Finals]], [[Super Bowl]], and [[UEFA Champions League]]. In June 2016, [[LeBron James]]'s [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] became the first team in NBA Finals history to [[2016 NBA Finals|overcome a 3–1 deficit]], thus beating a [[Golden State Warriors]] side that was coming off a [[List of NBA teams by single season win percentage|record-breaking league-best record]] of {{Abbr|73–9|73 wins, 9 losses}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40337606/what-biggest-comebacks-nba-finals-history |title=What are the biggest comebacks in NBA Finals history? |website=www.espn.com |date=12 June 2024 |access-date=18 June 2024 }}</ref> Eight months later, in February 2017, [[Tom Brady]]'s [[New England Patriots]] became the first team in Super Bowl history to overcome a 25 point deficit, doing so in the third quarter to beat the [[Atlanta Falcons]] [[Super Bowl LI|34–28]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Wesseling |first=Chris |title=Patriots erase deficit, defeat Falcons in Super Bowl LI |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/patriots-erase-deficit-defeat-falcons-in-super-bowl-li-0ap3000000783692 |publisher=NFL Enterprises |website=NFL.com |date=5 February 2017 |access-date=18 June 2024 }}</ref> In the following month, on 8 March 2017, [[Luis Suarez]], [[Lionel Messi]], and [[Neymar]] led [[FC Barcelona]] to become the first team in Champions League history to overcome a first leg four-goal deficit to beat [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|PSG]] [[FC Barcelona 6–1 Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|6–5 on aggregate]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://m.allfootballapp.com/news/All/On-This-Day-Barcelona-smashed-PSG-6-1-to-seal-LARGEST-comeback-in-UCL-history/1152570 |title=On This Day: Barcelona smashed PSG 6-1 to seal LARGEST comeback in UCL history |website=m.allfootballapp.com |date=8 March 2024 |access-date=18 June 2024 }}</ref> The latter two became known as ''28–3'' and ''la Remontada''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Nick |url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2020/03/atlanta-falcons-28-3 |title=NFL fans will never miss an opportunity to troll the Falcons with '28–3' jokes |website=For The Win |publisher=USA Today |date=14 March 2020 |access-date=18 June 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/1670999/barca-comeback-against-psg-inspires-new-entry-to-french-dictionary |title=Barça comeback against PSG inspires new entry to French dictionary |work=FC Barcelona |date=20 May 2021 |access-date=18 June 2024 }}</ref>

==2016–17 – Portugal==
Portugal is known for being "the country of the 3 Fs" because of [[Association football|Football]], [[Fado]], and [[Fátima]], three of the most distinct parts of [[Culture of Portugal|Portuguese culture]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kcrw.com/music/articles/the-3-fs-of-portugal-fado-futbol-fatima |title=The 3 F's of Portugal: Fado, Futbol, Fatima |website=www.kcrw.com |date=2 June 2014 |access-date=25 August 2023 |archive-date=August 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825235949/https://www.kcrw.com/music/articles/the-3-fs-of-portugal-fado-futbol-fatima |url-status=live }}</ref> Portugal managed to clinch a series of historic and unprecedented victories in all of these three aspects in 2016–17. First in football, when the [[Portugal national football team|Portugal national team]] won their first-ever major trophy at the [[UEFA Euro 2016]] on 10 July. Ten months later, on 13 May 2017, [[Salvador Sobral]] won the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2017]] for Portugal with the song ''[[Amar pelos dois]]'' and in doing so, gave Portugal its first-ever win in the contest.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/13/europe/ukraine-eurovision-song-contest-grand-finals/index.html|title=Portugal's Salvador Sobral wins Eurovision Song Contest|work=[[CNN]]|first1=Laura|last1= Smith-Spark|first2=Steve |last2=Almasy|access-date=14 May 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513230359/http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/13/europe/ukraine-eurovision-song-contest-grand-finals/index.html|archive-date=13 May 2017}}</ref> On that same day, [[Pope Francis]] visited Fátima for the centenary of the [[Our Lady of Fátima|Marian Apparitions of 1917]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://portuguese-american-journal.com/2017-pope-francis-to-visit-fatima-on-100th-anniversary-of-marian-apparitions-portugal/ |title=2017: Pope Francis to visit Fátima on 100th Anniversary of Marian Apparitions |website=portuguese-american-journal.com |date=29 April 2015 |access-date=25 August 2023 |archive-date=August 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825235949/https://portuguese-american-journal.com/2017-pope-francis-to-visit-fatima-on-100th-anniversary-of-marian-apparitions-portugal/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/12/pope-francis-pilgrims-flock-to-shrine-town-fatima-children |title=Pope Francis arrives in Portugal to canonise children at Fátima shrine |website=www.theguardian.com |date=12 May 2017 |access-date=25 August 2023 |archive-date=August 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825235954/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/12/pope-francis-pilgrims-flock-to-shrine-town-fatima-children |url-status=live }}</ref> The period from Portugal's victory at the Euros in July 2016 to the end of Pope Francis's visit to Portugal in May 2017 became known as Portugal's {{lang|la|annus mirabilis}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.publico.pt/2017/05/21/sociedade/noticia/boa-sorte-1772416 |title=Do infortúnio à euforia em ano e meio: o que correu bem a Portugal |trans-title=From misfortune to euphoria in a year and a half: what went well for Portugal |language=pt |website=www.publico.pt |date=21 May 2017 |access-date=26 August 2023 |archive-date=August 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230826000254/https://www.publico.pt/2017/05/21/sociedade/noticia/boa-sorte-1772416 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==''Annus mirabilis'' of births==
*1963 saw the birth of four future [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award#Winners|NBA MVPs]]: [[Michael Jordan]], [[Charles Barkley]], [[Hakeem Olajuwon]], and [[Karl Malone]], the most out of any year.<ref name=michael>{{cite web |url=https://michaelsportstats.com/2015/01/18/1972-footballs-annus-mirabilis/ |title=1972 – Football's Annus Mirabilis |website=michaelsportstats.com |date=18 January 2015 |access-date=25 August 2023 |archive-date=August 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825235948/https://michaelsportstats.com/2015/01/18/1972-footballs-annus-mirabilis/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*1972 saw the birth of four future [[Ballon d'Or#Winners|Ballon d'Or winners]]: [[Zinedine Zidane]], [[Rivaldo]], [[Luís Figo]], and [[Pavel Nedvěd]]. This is the most number of winners of the prestigious world football prize born in a year, whereas the average maximum is two.<ref name=michael/>

== See also ==
{{wiktionary|annus mirabilis}}
* [[Annus mirabilis (Norway)]]
* [[Annus Mirabilis (poem)|''Annus Mirabilis'' (poem)]]
* ''[[Annus horribilis]]''
* [[List of Latin phrases]]

== Notes ==
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== Bibliography ==
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* {{cite book|last=DeVries|first=Kelly|title=Infantry Warfare in the Early Fourteenth Century: Discipline, Tactics, and Technology|location=Woodbridge, Suffolk; Rochester, New York|publisher=Boydell Press|date=1998|orig-year=1996|isbn= 978-0-85115-571-5}}
* {{Cite journal| volume =37| issue =3| pages =245–256| last =Lambert| first =Craig| title =Edward III's Siege of Calais: A Reappraisal| journal =Journal of Medieval History| date =2011|issn=0304-4181| doi =10.1016/j.jmedhist.2011.05.002| s2cid =159935247}}
* [[Paul Monod|Monod, Paul Kléber]]. ''Imperial Island: A History of Britain and Its Empire, 1660–1837''. Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
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