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Calendar overview 879
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| 879 in other calendars | |
| Armenian calendar | 327/328 (turn of the year July) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 871/872 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1422/23 (southern Buddhism); 1421/22 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 59th (60th) cycle
Year of the Earth-Pig己亥 ( at the beginning of the year Earth-Dog 戊戌) |
| Chula Sakarat (Siam, Myanmar) / Dai calendar (Vietnam) | 241/242 (turn of the year April) |
| Iranian calendar | 257/258 (around March 21) |
| Islamic calendar | 265/266 (22/23 August) |
| Jewish calendar | 4639/40 (September 20/21) |
| Coptic calendar | 595/596 |
| Malayalam calendar | 54/55 |
| Roman calendar |
ab urbe condita MDCXXXII (1632)
Diocletian's era : 595/596 (New Year November) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 1189/90 (turn of the year April)
Syria: 1190/91 (turn of the year October) |
| Spanish era | 917 |
| Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 935/936 (turn of the year April) |
Events
Politics and world events
West Franconia
- April 10 : Ludwig III. After the death of his father Ludwig II becomes king in the west of France , his brother Karlmann becomes co-regent.
- Viking Age : The in Fulham overlapping Viking army goes in the summer on the North Sea to the coast of the guiding and defenseless West Frankish Empire . The Vikings overrun Flanders and Brabant .
- November 30th : The West Franconian King Karlmann defeats the Loire-Normans under Hasting on the banks of the Vienne .
Croatia
- Prince Branimir is written to and addressed by Pope John VIII with dux Croatorum , which amounts to recognition of medieval Croatia .
Kievan Rus
- Viking Age: The Varangian Oleg takes control of Novgorod , conquers Kiev and becomes the first Grand Duke of Kiev .
- Rjurik , the warrior prince, dies. Oleg / Helgi becomes Prince of Kiev: The Kievan Rus is founded by the union of the Varangian rule in the north (around Novgorod ) with those in the south (around Kiev ). This Kiev empire is considered the first major state in East Slavic history and flourished in the period that followed.
Mesoamerica
Science, culture and society
- The Japanese chronicle Nihon Montoku Tennō Jitsuroku is completed.
- It is said that the Saucisse aux choux was invented in 879 due to a lack of meat .
religion
- Wilfried I of Barcelona founds the monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll .
Born
- September 17th : Charles III. , King of West Franconia († 929 )
- Lukas Stylites , Byzantine monk and hermit († 979 )
Died
Date of death secured
- April 10 : Ludwig II. , King of West Franconia (* 846 )
Exact date of death unknown
- Anastasius III. , Antipope
- Baldwin I , Count of Flanders (* between 837 and 840)
- Hinkmar von Laon , Frankish bishop
- Zdeslav , Croatian prince
Died around 879
- Gebhard im Lahngau , Graf (* between 795 and 810)
- Rjurik , prince of Warsaw (* around 830 )
Web links
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