world history in chronological order part 4

800 December 25 Pope Leo III crowns Charles the Great (Charlemagne), Roman emperor. [1] 801 December 28 Louis the Vrome occupies Barcelona. [1] 804 March 30 Liudger becomes first bishop of Münster. [1] May 19 Alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours, France, at age 69. [1] 809 March 24 Harun al-Rashid, caliph of the Abbasid empire (786-809), dies at age 44. [1] March 26 Liudger, missionary/first bishop of Münster/saint, dies at about age 66. [1]

810 In Upper Saxony, a meteor startles Charlemane's horse, throwning him to the ground. [521] July 8 Pepin, son of Charlemagne, king of Italy, dies. [1] 811 December 4 Charles, eldest son of emperor Charles the Great, dies at about age 39. [1] 814 January 28 Charlemagne, German emperor/Roman Emperor (800-814), dies at age 71. [1] 816 February 5 Frankish emperor Louis grants archbishop Salzburg immunity. [1] June 12 Saint Leo III ends his reign as Catholic Pope. [1] June 22 Stephen IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1] 817 January 24 Stefanus IV [V/Colonna] dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope (816-17). [1] Saint Paschal I begins his reign as Catholic Pope, succeeding Stephen IV. [1] 818 April 17 King Bernhard I of Italy dies. [1] 820 January 20 Abu Abdallah M ibn Idris al-Sjafi'i, Islamic (Book of Mother), dies. [1] The Book of Mother is published. [1] December 25 Leo V the Armenian, Byzantine general/Emperor (813-20), murdered. [1] 821 February 11 Benedict of Aniane, saint, dies. [1] 823 April 5 Pope Peschalis I crowns Lotharius I, co-emperor of France. [1] 824 February 11 Paschal I, Italian Catholic Pope (817-24), dies. [1] 828 April 5 Nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about age 77. [1] 837 February 27 Fifteenth recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. [1] April 10 Comet 1P/837 F1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0334 astronomical units (AUs) of Earth, the closest in 2000 years. [1] 838 January 4 Babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred. [1] December 13 King Pippijn I of Aquitania dies. [1] 840 March 14 Eginhard, French nobleman/biographer (Vita Karoli Magni), dies at age 69. [1] 842 January 20 Theophilus, Byzantine kaiser (829-42), dies. [1] February 14 Charles II and Louis the German sign treaty. [1] February 19 Medieval Iconoclastic Controversy ends as a council in Constantinople formally reinstates the veneration of icons in the churches. [1] March 20 Alfonso II the Chaste, king of Asturia (791-842), dies. [1] 843 March 11 Icon worship officially re-instated in Aya Sofia Constantinople. [1] April 19 Judith, French empress/second wife of Louis de Vrome, dies. [1] 844 January 25 Gregory IV begins and ends his reign as Catholic Pope. [1] 847 January 27 Sergius II dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope (844-847). [1] April 10 Saint Leo IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1] 850 April 20 Guntherus becomes bishop of Cologne. [1] 852 April 29 Amalarius/Fortunatus/Symphosius of Metz/Lyon, bishop, dies at age 76. [1] 855 July 17 Saint Leo IV ends his reign as Catholic Pope. [1] September 29 Benedict III begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1] 856 February 4 Hrabanus Maurus, archbishop of Mainz, dies. [1] December 22 In Damghan, Iran, an earthquake with estimated magnitude 7.9 occurs, causing estimated 200,000 deaths. [53] 858 January 13 Aethelwolf, king of Wessex (Battle at Aclea), dies. [1] April 17 Benedict III dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope (855-58). [1] April 24 Nicolas I succeeds Benedict III as Catholic Pope. [1] 861 May 19 A meteorite falls in the Shinto temple grounds at Nogata-shi in Japan. [523.19] 863 December 13 Boudouin with the Iron Arm weds Charles de Kales' daughter Judith. [1] 865 February 3 Ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German first (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies. [1] 866 January 10 Lin-chi I-hsuan [J Rinzai Gigen], Zen teacher, dies. [1] May 27 King Ordoño I of Asturia (850-66) dies. [1] 867 February 11 Theodora the Saint, beauty queen/empress of Byzantine, dies. [1] November 13 Saint Nicholas I (the Great) dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope (858-67). [1] December 14 Adrian II begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1] 869 February 14 Cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies. [1] October 5 Fourth Council of Constantinople (eighth ecumenical council) opens. [1] 870 February 28 Eighth ecumenical council ends in Constantinople. [1] December 31 Skirmish at Englefield: Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army. [1] 871 January 4 Battle at Reading: Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army. [1] January 8 Battle at Ashdown: Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army. [1] January 22 Battle at Basing: Danish invasion army beats Ethelred of Wessex. [1] March 2 Battle at Marton: Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army. [1] April 23 Ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies. [1] 872 December 14 Adrian II, Italian Pope (867-72)/last married pope, dies at about age 80. [1] John VIII begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1] 875 December 16 Ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about age 75. [1] December 25 Charles, the Bare, crowned emperor of Rome. [1] 876 January 31 Charles becomes king of Italy. [1] 879 January 21 Boudouin with the Iron Arm, Earl of Flanders, dies. [1] April 10 Louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies. [1] Louis III crowned King of France. [1] 882 January 20 Louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies. [1] December 16 John VIII dies, ending his reign as Italian Catholic Pope (872-82). [1] Marinus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1] 883 March 8 Albumasar [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies. [1] 884 May 15 Marinus I [Martinus II] dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope (882-84). [1] May 17 Saint Adrian III begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1] December 12 Carloman, co-king of France (879, 882-884), dies. [1] 885 April 6 Methodius, Greek apostle of the slaves/archbishop of Sirmium, dies. [1] 888 January 13 Charles III, the Fat One, King of Franconia/Roman emperor, dies. [1] Duke Odo becomes king of West-France. [1] 891 February 6 Photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies. [1] September 1 Northmen defeated near Louvaine, France. [1] September 14 Stephen V ends his reign as Catholic Pope. [1] October 6 Formosus begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1] 896 February 22 Pope Formosa crowned king Arnulf of Karinthie/French emperor. [1] April 4 Formosus dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope (891-896). [1] 898 January 1 Odo, Earl of Paris/king of France (888-898), dies at about age 39. [1] 899 December 8 Arnulf of Carinthia, last emperor of Austria-France, dies. [1] 900 October 28 Alfred the Great, English monarch, dies. [1] (October 26, 901 [1]) 910 December 20 Alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies. [1] 911 April 14 Sergius III, Italian Pope (904-11), dies. [1] 912 April 6 Nottker, "the Stamelaar", benedictine monk/poet, dies at about age 71. [1] May 12 Leo VI Sophos, Byzantine Emperor (886-912), dies at age 45. [1] 918 March 1 Balderik becomes bishop of Utrecht. [1] December 21 Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies. [1] (December 23 [1]) 919 May 12 Duke Henry of Saxon becomes king Henry I of Oostfrankische rich. [1] 922 March 27 Al-Hallaj al-Mughith-al-Hsayn Mansur, Persian mystic, beheaded at age 64. [1] 923 February 16 Abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, Islamic historian, dies at age 83. [1] 924 April 7 Emperor Berengarius I of Italy murdered. [1] 933 March 15 Battle at Riade: German King Henry I beats Magyaren. [1] 936 January 3 Duke Alberik II of Spoleto appoints his son Pope Leo VII. [1] 942 May 16 Saadiah Gaon head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies. [1] 946 January 15 Caliph al-Mustaqfi blinded/ousted. [1] May 25 Edmund the Older king of Wessex/England (939-46), dies. [1] 947 April 10 Hugo van Arles count of Arles/king of Italy, dies. [1] 953 April 21 Otto I the Great gives Utrecht fishing rights. [1] 955 May 16 Alberich II, illegitimate son of Octavianus elected pope. [1] 956 February 17 Hugo the Great earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about age 55. [1] 961 May 26 German King Otto II crowned. [1] 962 January 1 Boudouin III count of Flanders, dies. [1] February 2 Pope John XII crowns German King Otto I the Great Emperor. [1] 963 March 15 Romanus II Byzantine emperor (959-63), dies at age 25. [1] December 6 Leo VIII elected Pope. [1] 964 May 14 John XII [Octavianus] Pope (955-64), dies. [1] 965 March 1 Leo VIII Italian (anti-)Pope (963-65), dies. [1] March 27 Arnulf I the Elder/the Great, count of Flanders (918-65), dies. [1] 967 December 25 John XIII crowned Otto II the Red German compassionate emperor. [1] 969 January 29 Peter tsar of Bulgaria (927-69), dies. [1] December 10 Nicephorus II Phocas Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered. [1] December 25 Johannes I Tzimisces, crowned emperor of Byzantium. [1] 972 April 14 Notger becomes bishop of Liege. [1] 973 January 14 Ekkehard I monk of Saint Gallen (Vita Waltharii manu fortis), dies. [1] January 19 Pope Benedictus VI elected. [1] May 7 Otto I the Great Holy Roman Emperor (962-973), dies at age 60. [1] 974 April 25 Ratherius of Verona/Liege bishop/abbot, dies at about age 84. [1] 975 December 27 Balderik bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies. [1] 976 January 10 John I Tzimisces co-emperor of Byzantium (969-76), dies at age 51. [1] 978 March 18 Edward the Martyr, King of Anglo-Saxons (975-78)/st, murdered at age 15. [1] Saint Edward the Martyr king of Anglo-Saxons (975-78) dies. [1] 979 April 14 Challenge to throne of King Aethelred II of England. [1] December 25 Rotardus appointed as bishop of the kingdom. [1] 981 June 19 Death of Saint Adalbert von Magdeburg; established Christianity in Russia in 961, Bishop of Magdeburg. [37] 983 December 7 Otto II the Red German king/emperor (973-83), dies at about age 28. [1] 986 March 2 Lotharius King of France (954-86), dies at age 44. [1] 987 May 21 Louis V last Carlovingians King of France (966-987), dies. [1] May 22 Louis V le Faineant the Lazy, king of France (986-87), poisoned at age 20. [1] December 30 French King Hugo Capet crowns his son Robert the compassionate king. [1] 988 March 30 Arnulf II count of Flanders (965-988), dies. [1] Boudouin IV with the Beard becomes earl of Flanders. [1] May 6 Dirk II West Frisian count of Holland. [1] May 19 Dunstan[us] English archbishop of Canterbury, dies. [1] (month unknown) Prince Vladimir I of Kiev strikes first known Russian gold and silver coins. [1030.1060] 989 April 13 Battle at Abydos: Byzantine emperor Basilius II beats Bardas Phocas. [1] 990 January 1 Russia adopts Julian calendar. [1] April 23 Ekkehart II [Palatinus] monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies. [1] 995 May 10 Boudouin bishop of Utrecht. [1] 996 May 21 Pope Gregory V crowns his cousin Otto III German emperor. [1] 997 April 23 Vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague second bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at age 40. [1] 999 February 18 Gregory V [Bruno] first German Pope, dies. [1] April 2 Gerbert of Aurillac elected as first French Pope. [1] December 16 Adelheid the Saint German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about age 68. [1] December 25 Heribertus becomes bishop of Cologne. [1]