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  • The Vikings besiege Paris
    Siege of Paris (885-886)

    The Siege of Paris of 885 to 886 was a Viking siege of Paris, France, then capital of the Western Francia. It was, in hindsight, the most important event of the reign of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles the Fat and a turning point in the fortunes of the Carolingian dynasty and the history of France....
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  • Godfrith, the Sea King is killed in Lobith
    Lobith

    Lobith is a village in the Netherlands province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Rijnwaarden. Traditionally, it is said that the Rhine enters the Netherlands at Lobith, although in reality, this happens about 4 km further upstream, near Spijk ....
    . The Vikings lose control of most of the modern Netherlands
    Netherlands

    The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
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  • Oldest known mention of Baky, Azerbaijan
    Azerbaijan

    Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan , is the largest and most populous country in the South Caucasus, located partially in Eastern Europe and partially in Western Asia....
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  • September - Pope Stephen V
    Pope Stephen V

    Pope Stephen V, , succeeded Pope Adrian III, and was in turn succeeded by Pope Formosus. In his dealings with Constantinople in the matter of Photios I of Constantinople, as also in his relations with the young Slavonic church, he pursued the policy of Pope Nicholas I....
     (also referred to as Stephen VI) succeeds Pope Adrian III
    Pope Adrian III

    Pope Adrian III was Pope from May 17, 884 to September, 885. He was born at Rome. He died in September, 885, at Modena, on a journey to Worms, Germany, in modern Germany....
     as the 110th pope
    Pope

    The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church and head of state of Vatican City. The current pope is Pope Benedict XVI, who was elected April 19, 2005 in Papal conclave, 2005....
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Births

  • Emperor Daigo
    Emperor Daigo

    Emperor Daigo was the 60th Emperor of Japan of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He reigned from 897 to 930....
     of Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
  • Emperor Zhuangzong of Later Tang


Deaths

  • April 6 — Saint Methodius, bishop
    Bishop

    A bishop is an ordination or consecration member of the Clergy#Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight....
     and Bible
    Bible

    The Bible is the central religious text of Judaism and Christianity. The exact Books of the Bible is dependent on the religious traditions of specific denominations....
     translator
  • Pope Adrian III
    Pope Adrian III

    Pope Adrian III was Pope from May 17, 884 to September, 885. He was born at Rome. He died in September, 885, at Modena, on a journey to Worms, Germany, in modern Germany....