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Heads of State

Year of wood sheep乙未( at the beginning of the year Wood Horse甲午)

Era of Diocletian: 531/532 ( year November )

Syria: 1126/27 ( the year in October )

Events

Politics and World Affairs

  • Egbert of Wessex conquered the whole area of West Wales.
  • March 27: First mention of tube ( Thuringia)
  • First mention of Gangloffsömmern, churches, Blessed city and Wangen im Allgäu

Culture and Society

  • The Japanese Shinsen Shōjiroku is compiled.

Religion

  • The diocese of Hildesheim is founded on a national assembly in Paderborn. Gunthar is the first bishop of the new diocese.
  • The Benedictine monastery Liesborn is founded.

Born

  • Guntram, Count of ormsgau († 837 )
  • By 815: Method of Thessaloniki, Apostles of the Slavs († 885 )

Died

  • July 8: Baugulf of Fulda Abbot of Fulda
  • August 9: Hathumar, Bishop of Paderborn
  • Abu Nuwas, Arabian poet (* 757)
  • Rachio, Bishop of Strasbourg
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