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Europe
- December 29 — Charles the Bald, king of West Francia, is crowned emperor.
- The Danes capture Lindisfarne and arrive in Cambridge.
- Harald Fairhair subdues the rovers on Orkney and Shetland and adds them to his kingdom.
Asia
- In Champa, in the central region of what is now Vietnam, King Indravarman II founds a new dynasty at Indrapura (Quang Nam) and initiates a building program featuring the Dong Duong Style of Cham art.
Births
Deaths
- August 12 — Louis II, Western Emperor
- Amram Gaon, Jewish liturgist
- Abu Muslim, Persian hadith compiler
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