| Centuries: | 9th century - 10th century - 11th century |
| Decades: | 930s 940s 950s - 960s - 970s 980s 990s |
| Years: | 958 959 960 - 961 - 962 963 964 |
| 961 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 961 CMLXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1714 |
| Armenian calendar | 410 ԹՎ ՆԺ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -883 – -882 |
| Berber calendar | 1911 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1505 |
| Burmese calendar | 323 |
| Chinese calendar | 3597/3657-12-12 (庚申年十二月十二日) — to —
3598/3658-11-21(辛酉年十一月廿一日) |
| Coptic calendar | 677 – 678 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 953 – 954 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4721 – 4722 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1016 – 1017 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 883 – 884 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4062 – 4063 |
| Holocene calendar | 10961 |
| Iranian calendar | 339 – 340 |
| Islamic calendar | 349 – 350 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 3294 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1504 |
Events
By Place
Asia
- Ani (present-day Turkey) becomes the capital of Armenia under the Bagratuni Dynasty. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. 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 Simple930s Zh-yue930年代 Events and Trends Simple940s Zh-yue940年代 Events and Trends Simple950s Zh-yue950年代 Events and Trends Khazar kingdom is attacked and defeated by Kievan Rus ( 965) Simple970s Zh-yue970年代 Events and Trends 983 — Pagan West Slavs revolt temporarily ending attempts at conversion and forcing abandonment of German sees and monasteries east Events and Trends Sei Shōnagon writes The Pillow Book. Simple990s Zh-yue990年代 This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Events By Place Asia King Kshemgupta of Kashmir dies and is succeeded by his young son Abhimanyu This article is about the year 959 For the automobile see Porsche 959. Events By Place Europe Edgar the Peaceable is crowned King of England. Events By Place Europe February 2 — Pope John XII crowns Otto I the Great Holy Roman Emperor. Events By Place Asia Turkish Khan Sebük Tigin establishes his empire in modern day Afghanistan. 964 was a year in the 10th century. Events By Place Asia Nicephorus II begins a campaign to recapture 960 state leaders - Events of 961 - 962 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- Africa Fatimid Caliphate 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 History Armenian chroniclers such as Yeghishe and Ghazar Parpetsi first mentioned Ani in the 5th century AD Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani The Bagratuni or Bagratid royal dynasty of Armenia (Բագրատունյաց Արքայական Տոհմ or Bagratunyac Arqayakan Tohm) is a royal family
- The Huqiu Tower is built in China (often called the Chinese Leaning Tower of Pisa). The Yunyan Pagoda or Tiger Hill Pagoda, and the Yunyan Temple Tower. The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Torre pendente di Pisa or simply The Tower of Pisa (it La Torre di Pisa is the Campanile, or freestanding bell tower of the
Europe
- The Byzantine Empire recaptures Crete from Muslim control. Crete ( Greek: Κρήτη transliteration: Krētē, modern transliteration Kriti) is the largest of the Greek islands and the
- Battle of Fitje: Haakon I of Norway squashes the rebelling forces of Eric Bloodaxe's sons, but is killed. The Battle of Fitjar ( Fitje) took place in 961 between the Norwegian king Haakon the Good and the sons of Eric Bloodaxe Haakon I ( Old Norse: Hákon Aðalsteinsfóstri, Norwegian: Håkon Adalsteinsfostre) (c Eirik Bloodaxe ( Old Norse: Eiríkr blóðøx, Norwegian: Eirik Blodøks) (c
- Harald II of Norway becomes ruler of the western part of Norway. Harald II Greycloak ( Old Norse: Haraldr gráfeldr, Norwegian: Harald Gråfell, Danish: Harald Gråfeld) (died 976 Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional
- St Paul's Cathedral in London is destroyed by fire. St Paul's Cathedral, is the Anglican Cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London, and the seat of the Bishop of London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
Births
- Edith of Wilton
- Sigmundur Brestisson, chieftain in the Faroe Islands
Deaths
- King Haakon I of Norway
- Abd-ar-rahman III, Caliph of Córdoba
- Emperor Yuanzong of Southern Tang (China)
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