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Year of the Metal Dog庚戌(at the beginning of earth -Hahn己酉)

Era of Diocletian: 666/667 ( year November )

Syria: 1261/62 ( the year in October )

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Europe

• Otto the Great subjecting Bohemia.
• Liudolf Herzog von Schwaben.

Other events around the world

• In China, the Later Han Dynasty is conquered by the Later Zhou Dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.

• The Tongan empire is forming around the year 950 in the Pacific.
• The world population is estimated at 250 million people.

Ersturkundliche mentions

• Ladbergen, Lebach and Wadern are first mentioned.

Born

• To 950: Erik the Red, Norwegian - Icelandic sailors, explorers and conquerors ( † around 1003)

Died

• Christian, Gaugraf of Nordthüringgau, Schwabengau and Gau Serimunt
• Howell the Good, King of Deheubarth and Wales (c. 880 )
• Lothar II, King of Italy (c. 928)
• Zoltán, Grand Prince of Hungary (c. 896 )