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Heads of State

Year of the Earth Dragon龙 辰( at the beginning of the year fire - hare丁卯)

Era of Diocletian: 564/565 ( year November )

Syria: 1159/60 ( the year in October )

Events

Politics and World Affairs

• June 6: In Orléans Charles the Bald was crowned King of the West Frankish Empire.

Religion

• Condemnation of the monk Gottschalk of Orbais or Gottschalk of Saxony as a heretic at the Synod of Mainz

Born

• Alfonso III. ("The Great " ), King of Asturias († 912)
• Strojimir, Župan of Raszien († 890 )

• 848 or 849: Alfred the Great, King of England († 899)

Died

• Sunifred I, Count of Barcelona (c. 810)