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Calendar overview 959
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 He is succeeded by his son Romanos II. |
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| 959 in other calendars | |
| Armenian calendar | 407/408 (turn of the year July) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 951/952 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1502/03 (southern Buddhism); 1501/02 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 60th (61st) cycle
Year of the Earth- Sheep 己未 ( at the beginning of the year Earth-Horse 戊午) |
| Chula Sakarat (Siam, Myanmar) / Dai calendar (Vietnam) | 321/322 (turn of the year April) |
| Iranian calendar | 337/338 |
| Islamic calendar | 347/348 (turn of the year March 13/14) |
| Jewish calendar | 4719/20 (September 5-6) |
| Coptic calendar | 675/676 |
| Malayalam calendar | 134/135 |
| Roman calendar |
ab urbe condita MDCCXII (1712)
Diocletian's era : 675/676 (New Year November) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 1269/70 (turn of the year April)
Syria: 1270/71 (turn of the year October) |
| Spanish era | 997 |
| Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 1015/16 (turn of the year April) |
Events
Politics and world events
Byzantine Empire
The alleged murder of Theophanos of Constantine VII, Madrid illuminated manuscript of the Skylitz
- November 9th : After the death of his father Constantine VII , Romanos II becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire . Aristocratic circles at court suspect Anastaso, Romanos' wife, who comes from a humble background, of poisoning her father-in-law. As Empress, Anastaso takes the name Theophano .
- Emperor Romanos II makes Leon Phokas supreme military leader in the west of the Byzantine Empire. Since his brother Nikephoros Phokas is already a military leader in the east, both top military positions are in the hands of the Phokas brothers.
Lorraine
- Lotharingia is divided into the duchies of Upper Lorraine and Lower Lorraine . Brun remains Duke of Lorraine . Gottfried von Verdun becomes his deputy in Lower Lorraine, Friedrich von Bar in Upper Lorraine.
Kingdom of England
- October 1st : Eadwig , formally King of England , whose sphere of influence is in fact limited to Wessex and Kent , dies without descendants. His brother Edgar , ruler of Mercia and Northumbria , becomes king of all England . Eadwig's banished clergyman, Dunstan, returns to England and becomes Bishop of Worcester .
Africa
- Jan Seyum follows his brother Tatadim as the negus of Ethiopia from the Zagwe dynasty .
First documentary mentions
- First documentary mention of the place Auhausen
- The Portuguese city of Felgueiras is first mentioned in a document.
religion
- The foundation of the women's monastery St. Cyriacus zu Gernrode is carried out by the Margrave Gero . The collegiate church is being built as one of the most important Ottonian church buildings .
Born
- Tóri Beinisson , important actor in the Viking Age on the Faroe Islands († 1005 )
- around 959: Aldhun of Durham , Bishop of Lindisfarne and Durham († 1018 )
Died
Date of death secured
- June 2 : Odo , Archbishop of Canterbury and saint (b. 880 )
- October 1 : Eadwig , King of England, King of Wessex and Kent (* around 941 )
- October 3 : Gérard de Brogne , French abbot, monastery reformer and saint (* around 885 )
- November 9 : Constantine VII , Emperor of the Byzantine Empire and author (* 905 )
Exact date of death unknown
- Hadwig of Saxony , Duchess of Franzien (* between 914 and 920)
- Tatadim , negus negest of Ethiopia
Web links
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