| Centuries: | 8th century - 9th century - 10th century |
| Decades: | 840s 850s 860s - 870s - 880s 890s 900s |
| Years: | 875 876 877 - 878 - 879 880 881 |
| 878 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 878 DCCCLXXVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1631 |
| Armenian calendar | 327 ԹՎ ՅԻԷ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -966 – -965 |
| Berber calendar | 1828 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1422 |
| Burmese calendar | 240 |
| Chinese calendar | 3514/3574-11-24 (丁酉年十一月廿四日) — to —
3515/3575-12-4(戊戌年十二月初四日) |
| Coptic calendar | 594 – 595 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 870 – 871 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4638 – 4639 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 933 – 934 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 800 – 801 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3979 – 3980 |
| Holocene calendar | 10878 |
| Iranian calendar | 256 – 257 |
| Islamic calendar | 264 – 265 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 3211 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1421 |
Events
By Place
Europe
- May 21 — After a siege of 8 months, Syracuse is captured by the Muslims of Sicily. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 8th century is the period from 701 to 800 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. The 9th century is the period from 801 to 900 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends 841 — Dublin is founded by Viking settlers of Ireland. Events and trends 850–859 Christian " Martyr Movement " in Córdoba Spain Events and Trends Rurik establishes the state of Novgorod (later Kievan Rus') Basil I has first caesar Bardas Events and Trends The Danes invade England ( 870) and conquer East Anglia. Events and Trends 885 — Vikings lay siege to Paris 886 — Alfred the Great of Wessex captures Events and Trends 899 — Death of Alfred the Great Simple890s Zh-yue890年代 This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Events By Place Europe December 29 — Charles the Bald, king of West Francia, is crowned emperor Events Births Deaths Louis the German, King of East Francia Map-bms876 Simple876 Events By Place Asia Indravarman II succeeds Jayavarman III as ruler of the Khmer Empire. Events By Place Europe Pope John VIII recognizes the Dukedom of Croatia as an independent state See Interstate 880 for the American Freeway Events By Place Europe Oldest known mention of the city of Events By Place Europe Charles the Fat is crowned Western Emperor 877 state leaders - Events of 878 - 879 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- Africa Egypt - The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Syracuse (Siracusa Sicilian: Sarausa, Classical Greek: / transliterated Syrakousai) is a historic City in Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy.
- The Danes force king Alfred the Great of Wessex to retreat to a fort in Athelney, Somerset. Alfred the Great (also Ælfred from the Old English Ælfrēd ˈælfreːd (c West Saxon redirects here For other meanings of Wessex or West Saxon see Wessex (disambiguation. Athelney is located between the villages of Burrowbridge and East Lyng in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, England. Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county Later, in the Battle of Ethandun (Edington), King Alfred the Great of Wessex defeats the Danes of the Danelaw under Guthrum. The Battle of Edington (May 878) was a Battle which took place near Edington (then known as "Ethandun" in the county of Wiltshire Edington is a rural Village, situated on the north side of the Polden Hills in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset. Alfred the Great (also Ælfred from the Old English Ælfrēd ˈælfreːd (c West Saxon redirects here For other meanings of Wessex or West Saxon see Wessex (disambiguation. The Danelaw, as recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (also known as the Danelagh; Old English: Dena lagu; Danish: Guthrum (died c 890 christened Æthelstan, was king of the Danish Vikings in the Danelaw. The Treaty of Wedmore divides England between the Anglo-Saxons and the Danes. The Peace of Wedmore is a term used by Historians for an event referred to by the monk Asser in his Life of Alfred outlining how in 878 the Viking leader For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south
- Rhodri, the first King of Wales to be known as "the Great", is killed in battle. Rhodri the Great (in Welsh, Rhodri Mawr; occasionally in English, Roderick the Great) (c
- After a siege, the Aghlabids of Ifriqiya conquer Syracuse, starting 2 centuries of Muslim rule. The Aghlabid dynasty of emirs members of the Arab tribe of Bani Tamim, ruled Ifriqiya (northern Africa nominally on behalf of the Abbasid In medieval history, Ifriqiya or Ifriqiyah (إفريقية was the area comprising the coastal regions of what are today western Libya, Tunisia Syracuse (Siracusa Sicilian: Sarausa, Classical Greek: / transliterated Syrakousai) is a historic City in A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion
- The city of Belgrade is first mentioned. Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia.
- Eochu MacRunn and Girig MacDungal jointly succeed Aed I of Scotland. Giric mac Dúngail ( Modern Gaelic: Griogair mac Dhunghail) known in English simply as Giric, and nicknamed Mac Rath, ("Son of Fortune" Áed mac Cináeda (d878 was a son of Kenneth MacAlpin (Cináed mac Ailpín
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Religion
- The excommunication of the later Pope Formosus is lifted. Excommunication is a religious Censure used to deprive or suspend membership in a religious community Formosus (c 816 in Ostia &ndash896 was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 891 to 896
Births
Deaths
- Aedh MacRunn, King of the Scots and Picts
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