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Calendar overview 896
| 896 | |
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| The East Franconian King Arnulf is crowned emperor after the deposition of his adversary Lambert von Spoleto in Rome. | |
| 896 in other calendars | |
| Armenian calendar | 344/345 (turn of the year July) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 888/889 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1439/40 (southern Buddhism); 1438/39 (alternative calculation according to Buddhas Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 59th (60th) cycle
Year of the fire dragon丙辰 ( at the beginning of the year wood bunny 乙卯) |
| Chula Sakarat (Siam, Myanmar) / Dai calendar (Vietnam) | 258/259 (turn of the year April) |
| Iranian calendar | 274/275 |
| Islamic calendar | 282/283 (February 18-19) |
| Jewish calendar | 4656/57 (September 10-11) |
| Coptic calendar | 612/613 |
| Malayalam calendar | 71/72 |
| Roman calendar |
ab urbe condita MDCIL (1649)
Diocletian's era : 612/613 (New Year November) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 1206/07 (turn of the year April)
Syria: 1207/08 (New Year October) |
| Spanish era | 934 |
| Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 952/953 (turn of the year April) |
Events
Politics and world events
- February 22nd : The East Franconian King Arnulf becomes Emperor in Rome . For a short time and for the last time in history, he united the parts of the Frankish Empire under one reign.
- Boniface VI. is informally appointed Pope . With 15 days he has the third shortest pontificate in history. 896 is a three-papal year. Stephan VI. follows him as the new Pope.
- In the summer of 896 the Bulgarians, led by Tsar Simeon I , defeated the troops from Byzantium in the Battle of Bulgarophygon .
Disasters
- An earthquake in Rome severely damaged the buildings on the Lateran .
Born
Died
- February: Chumarawaih , ruler of the Tulunids in Egypt (* 864 )
- April 4 : Formosus , Pope (* 816 )
- End of April / beginning of May: Boniface VI. , Pope
- June 1st : Theodosios , Patriarch of Antioch
- June 28th : Rodulfus , Count of Vermandois
- November: Abu l-Asakir , ruler of the Tulunids in Egypt
- Gerulf von Kennemerland , Count in Central Friesland
- Miró the Elder , Catalan Count