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Year of the Fire Dragon丙辰( at the beginning of the year wood rabbit乙卯)

Era of Diocletian: 612/613 ( year November )

Syria: 1207/ 08 ( the year in October )

Events

Politics and World Affairs

  • February 22: The East Frankish king Arnulf is in Rome emperor. He united for a short time and for the last time in history, the parts of the Frankish Empire under a regency.
  • Boniface VI. is appointed informally to the Pope. He has 15 days the third shortest papacy in history. 896 is a three popes year. Stephen VI. follows him as the new Pope.
  • In the summer of 896, the Bulgarians, the troops from Byzantium defeat under the leadership of Tsar Simeon I in the Battle of Bulgarophygon.

Disasters

  • An earthquake in Rome damaged the building heavily on the Lateran.

Born

  • To 896: Zoltán, Grand Prince of Hungary ( † 950 )

Died

  • February: Chumarawaih, ruler of the Tulunids in Egypt ( * 864)
  • April 4: Formosus, Pope (* 816 )
  • The end of April / beginning of May: Boniface VI, pope.
  • June 1: Theodosius, Patriarch of Antioch
  • 28 June: Rodulfus, Count of Vermandois
  • November: Abu al - Asakir, ruler of the Tulunids in Egypt
  • Gerulf of Kennemerland, Count in Central Friesland
  • Miro the Elder, Catalan Count
  • Year ( 9th century )
  • 896
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