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Asia
- Kaminarimon, the eight-pillared gate to Japan's Kinryuzan Sensouji Temple, is erected.
- The Southern Han Dynasty ends in China.
- The Chavda Kingdom is overthrown in Gujarat, India.
Europe
- Hywel Dda, king of Deheubarth, annexes Gwynedd to become ruler of most of Wales.
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Religion
- October 30 — Pope Marinus II succeeds Pope Stephen VIII as the 128th pope.
Births
- Pampa, Kannada poet in India
- Edgar of England (approximate date)
- Genshin (源信), influential Tendai scholar
Deaths
- Pope Stephen VIII
- King Idwal Foel of Gwynedd
- December 17 - William I of Normandy
- Gaozu of Later Jin, founder of the Later Jin Dynasty in China (b. 892)
- Liu Yan of the Southern Han Kingdom
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