For the processors, see 80886 - 8th generation x86 like Opteron and Core 2. The Opteron is AMD 's X86 server processor line and was the first processor to implement the AMD64 Instruction set architecture (known The Opteron is AMD 's X86 server processor line and was the first processor to implement the AMD64 Instruction set architecture (known The Core 2 brand refers to a range of Intel 's consumer 64-bit dual-core and 2x2 MCM quad-core CPUs with the X86-64 instruction set

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Europe

• The Glagolitic alphabet, devised by Cyril and Methodius, missionaries from Constantinople, is adopted in the Bulgarian Empire. 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 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 Events and Trends Construction begins on the first church at the monastery of Cluny. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Events By Place Asia The Zanj of East Africa are crushed Europe Oldest known mention of Events By Place Europe March 1 — Diego Rodríguez Porcelos founds and repopulates Burgos. Events By Place Europe The Vikings besiege Paris. Godfrith the Sea King is killed in Lobith. Events By Place Asia Emperor Uda ascends to the throne of Japan. This article is about the year AD 888 For other uses see 888 (disambiguation. Events By Place Asia Yasovarman I succeeds Indravarman II as ruler of the Khmer empire. 885 state leaders - Events of 886 - 887 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- Africa Asia Bohai/Balhae 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 The Glagolitic alphabet or Glagolitsa is the oldest known Slavic Alphabet. Saints Cyril and Methodius (Κύριλλος και Μεθόδιος Old Church Slavonic: Кѷриллъ и Меѳодїи) were two Byzantine Greek brothers born Saints Cyril and Methodius (Κύριλλος και Μεθόδιος Old Church Slavonic: Кѷриллъ и Меѳодїи) were two Byzantine Greek brothers born Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS Bulgarian Empire (Българско царство Balgarsko tsarstvo ˈʦar
• Alfred the Great captures London and renames it Lundenburgh. Alfred the Great (also Ælfred from the Old English Ælfrēd ˈælfreːd (c London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. This article deals with the history of London during the Anglo-Saxon period from the ending of the Roman period in the 5th century to the The boundaries between Wessex and the Danelaw are shifted. 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:
• Alfred the Great builds a small harbour called Queenhythe slightly upstream from London Bridge. London Bridge is a Bridge between the City of London and Southwark in London, England, over the River Thames.
• Alfred the Great mints the first halfpenny. Previous halfpennies had been pennies cut in half.
• Earl Aethelred is given control of London by Alfred the Great. Ealdorman Æthelred (died 911 was a ruler of Mercia (c 883 &ndash 911 London, the capital of the United Kingdom, has a recorded history that goes back over 2000 years Alfred's sister Ethelfleda marries Aethelred.
• Khan Boris I of Bulgaria establishes the Preslav and Ohrid Literary Schools. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian The Preslav Literary School (Pliska Literary School was the first literary school in the medieval Bulgarian Empire. The Ohrid Literary School was one of the two major medieval Bulgarian cultural centres along with the Preslav Literary School ( Pliska Literary School)
• Charles II of France purchases peace with Vikings and Rollo of Normandy, then lifts his siege of Paris. Charles the Bald ( 13 June 823 – 6 October 877) Holy Roman Emperor (875–877 as Charles II) and King of West Francia Rollo, occasionally known as Rollo the Viking, (c 860 - c 932 was the founder and first ruler of the Viking principality in what soon became known as The Siege of Paris of 885 to 886 was a Viking siege of Paris, then capital of the kingdom of the West Franks.
• Odo, Count of Paris becomes Count of Anjou on the death of Hugh the Abbot. For the Duke of Burgundy (956-965 please see Odo Duke of Burgundy. Anjou is a former County (c 880) Duchy ( 1360) and province centred on the city of Angers in the lower Hugh the Abbot (died 886 was a member of the Welf family, a son of Conrad I of Auxerre and Adelaide

Byzantine Empire

• Leo VI succeeds his stepfather Basil I as Byzantine emperor and replaces patriarch Photius with his brother Stephen I. This article is about the Byzantine Emperor There is also an article on Pope Leo VI Leo VI "the Wise" or "the Philosopher" For the Russian ruler see Basil I of Russia Basil I, called the Macedonian ( Greek: Βασίλειος Α΄ο Μακεδών "Patriarch of Constantinople" redirects here For the institutional church itself see Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Stephen I ( Greek: Στέφανος Α΄ Stephanos I) ( Constantinople November 867 &ndash there 18 May, 893) was the Patriarch

Births

• Adalbert II
• Ibn Muqlah

Deaths

• August 29 — Basil I, Byzantine Emperor
• Adalbert, Duke of Tuscany
• Ja'far ibn Muhammad Abu Ma'shar al-Balkhi, Persian astronomer
• Heongang, king of Silla (in modern Korea)
• Wulgrin I, Count of Angoulême
• Muhammad I of Córdoba, leader of the Umayyad dynasty