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Heads of State

Year of the Metal Monkey庚申(at the beginning of Earth Sheep己未)

Era of Diocletian: 556/557 ( year November )

Syria: 1151/52 ( the year in October )

Events

Europe

  • June 20: Louis the German, after the death of his father, Louis the Pious, the first Roman- German emperors. He must enforce only in innerdynastischen struggles of the Carolingian this position, however.
  • Islam in Italy: The Arab Aghlabids conquer Taranto and Bari.
  • Ardez, Bivio, Brienz / Brinzauls, cutlasses, Duvin, Emmen, Felsberg, Giswil, Kriens ( approximate date, the certificate can not be precisely dated ), Malan, Malters, Mathon, Rhazuns, Schnaus, Sevgein, Siat, Vaz / Obervaz, Vella and Zuoz are first mentioned.

Imperial China

  • Tang Wuzong is after the death of Tang Wenzong Chinese emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Born

  • Aedh, Scottish king († 878 )
  • Hathumod, Abbess of Gander Home († 874)
  • To 840: Regino of Prüm, German monk and writer († 915 )
  • To 840: Berengar I, King of Italy ( † 924 )

Died

  • JANUARY 26: Notburgastraße of Buhl, Scottish princess (* 796 )
  • February 08: Thiatgrim, Bishop of Halberstadt
  • March 14: Einhard, Charlemagne's chronicler (c. 770)
  • May 08: Junna, Japanese Emperor (* 786)
  • 06 June: Agobard, Archbishop of Lyon (c. 769 )
  • 20 June: Louis the Pious, king of the Frankish Empire (* 778 )
  • Tang Wenzong, Chinese emperor (* 809)
  • Wiglaf, King of Mercia
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