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Events

By Place

Europe

• The Vikings invade EnglandEngland
  
  England is the largest and most populous constituent country of the United Kingdom....
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Asia

• AbaojiEmperor Taizu of Liao
  
  Taizu of the Liao Dynasty was emperor of the Khitan Empire....
   is named commander of all Khitan military forces.
  

By Topic

Religion

• July/August — Leo VPope Leo V Overview
  
  Leo V, a native of Ardea, was Pope for some thirty days in 903 after the death of Pope Benedict IV ....
   succeeds Benedict IVPope Benedict IV
  
  Benedict IV was Pope from 900 to 903....
   as the 118th popePope
  
  The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, and, as Successor of Saint Peter, is the head of the Catholic Church....
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Births

• December 7 — Abd-al-Rahman Al Sufi, Persian astronomer
  

Deaths

• March 26 — Sugawara no MichizaneSugawara no Michizane
  
  Sugawara no Michizane was a scholar, poet, and politician of the Heian Period of Japan....
  , Japanese poet