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Calendar overview 844
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| 844 in other calendars | |
| Armenian calendar | 292/293 (turn of the year July) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 836/837 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1387/88 (southern Buddhism); 1386/87 (alternative calculation according to Buddhas Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 58./59. (59./60.) Cycle
Year of the Wood Rat甲子 ( at the beginning of the year Water Pig 癸亥) |
| Chula Sakarat (Siam, Myanmar) / Dai calendar (Vietnam) | 206/207 (turn of the year April) |
| Iranian calendar | 222/223 (around March 21) |
| Islamic calendar | 229/230 (17/18 September) |
| Jewish calendar | 4604/05 (September 15/16) |
| Coptic calendar | 560/561 |
| Malayalam calendar | 19/20 |
| Roman calendar |
ab urbe condita MDXCVII (1597)
Diocletian's era : 560/561 (New Year November) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 1154/55 (turn of the year April)
Syria: 1155/56 (turn of the year October) |
| Spanish era | 882 |
| Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 900/901 (turn of the year April) |
Events
- May 23 : The alleged battle of Clavijo between Ramiro I and Abd ar-Rahman II takes place near the Spanish Clavijo .
- May 25 : A certificate allegedly issued by the Asturian King Ramiro I reports on his victory in the Battle of Clavijo. In gratitude for the help of St. Jacob , he decreed that all Christians in his country had to pay an annual fee to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela . The payments are recognized until, in the 18th century, the document is exposed as a forgery in favor of the beneficiary.
- Viking Age : After an attack by the Vikings on Lisbon and Seville, Emir Abd ar-Rahman II of Córdoba defeated the attackers.
- Rhodri the Great becomes king of the Welsh Kingdom of Gwynedd after the death of his father Merfyn Frych .
- First documented mention of Roding
Died
Date of death secured
- January 11th : Michael I , Byzantine Emperor (* around 770 )
- January 25th : Gregory IV , Pope
- February 14 : Bernhard von Septimanien , Frankish politician (* 795 )
- June 14th : Hugo , son of Charlemagne, Frankish politician (* around 805)
Exact date of death unknown
- Berà , Count of Barcelona (* around 770 )
- Goztomuizli , Abodritic velvet ruler
- Merfyn Frych , King of Gwynedd
- Nithard , Franconian historian (* around 790 )
Web links
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