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804
Pope Leo III consecrates the chapel of the royal palace in Aachen.
804 in other calendars
Armenian calendar	252/253 (turn of the year July)
Ethiopian calendar	796/797
Buddhist calendar	1347/48 (southern Buddhism); 1346/47 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana )
Chinese calendar	58th (59th) cycle Year of the wood monkey甲申 ( at the beginning of the year water sheep 癸未)
Chula Sakarat (Siam, Myanmar) / Dai calendar (Vietnam)	166/167 (turn of the year April)
Iranian calendar	182/183 (around March 21)
Islamic calendar	188/189 (December 7/8)
Jewish calendar	4564/65 (September 8/9)
Coptic calendar	520/521
Roman calendar	ab urbe condita MDLVII (1557) Diocletian's era : 520/521 (New Year November)
Seleucid era	Babylon: 1114/15 (turn of the year April) Syria: 1115/16 (turn of the year October)
Spanish era	842
Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar)	860/861 (turn of the year April)

Events

Politics and world events

Europe

Coat of arms of the Doge Obelerio Antenoreo

• Obelerio Antenoreo becomes Doge of Venice after his predecessor Giovanni Galbaio was overthrown the previous year.
• Last campaign of the Saxon Wars : The three northern Elbe Sachsengaue of Holstengau (Central) Holstein , Stormarn and Dithmarschen are conquered by Charlemagne , and the Franconian Empire is expanded to the Elbe and Saale .
• Charlemagne meets ambassadors from the Danish king Gudfred and Drasco , the prince of the Abotrites, in Hollenstedt, southeast of Stade , where he has set up his headquarters in the fight against the North Elbe Saxons. It passes the Abodrites the überelbischen (Northelbian) districts to power after the previous resident, to the Saxons belonging Nordalbingia deported.

First documentary mentions

• First written mention of Aibling , Schmiechen , Gochsheim , Magden and Schärding

science and technology

• Charlemagne founded the Carolinum grammar school in Osnabrück , which today is probably the oldest grammar school in Germany.

Religion and culture

Buddhism

Statue of Saichō in Hōshakuzan Nōfuku-ji , Kōbe

• A Japanese embassy under the Saichō reached China, as a result of which tea and the Tendai-shū school based on the Chinese Tiantai tradition found their way into Japan.

Christianity

• Urolf succeeds Waldrich , who died on August 22nd, as Bishop of Passau .
• After the death of Richbod on October 1 will Wizzo the Archbishop of Trier collected.

Reconstruction of the Palatine Chapel

• The chapel of the royal palace in Aachen is completed by Master Odo von Metz and by Pope Leo III. consecrated.
• The Diocese of Halberstadt is founded by Ludwig the Pious .
• around 804: The Martyrologium Gellonense is created.

Born

• Abu Tammam , Arab poet († 845 )
• Fujiwara no Yoshifusa , Japanese regent († 872 )

Died

Date of death secured

• May 19 : Alcuin , Anglo-Saxon scholar and advisor to Charlemagne (* 735 )
• August 22nd : Waldrich , Bishop of Passau
• October 1st : Richbod , Archbishop of Trier

Exact date of death unknown

• Hessi , East Westphalian tribal leader
• Lu Yu , Chinese scholar and writer (* 733 )

Died around 804

• April 20, 804 or 805 : Wiho I. , Bishop of Osnabrück (* 772 )

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