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960
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| 960 by topic |
| Politics |
| State leaders - Sovereign states |
| Birth and death categories |
| Births - Deaths |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories |
| Establishments - Disestablishments |
960 in other calendars
| Gregorian calendar |
960
CMLX |
| Ab urbe condita |
1713 |
| Armenian calendar |
409
ԹՎ ՆԹ |
| Chinese calendar |
3656 – 3657
己未 – 庚申 |
| Ethiopian calendar |
952 – 953 |
| Hebrew calendar |
4720 – 4721 |
| Hindu calendars |
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| - Vikram Samvat |
1015 – 1016 |
| - Shaka Samvat |
882 – 883 |
| - Kali Yuga |
4061 – 4062 |
| Iranian calendar |
338 – 339 |
| Islamic calendar |
349 – 350 |
Events
- Edgar the Peaceable crowned King of England. Dunstan became Archbishop of Canterbury and Edgar's chief adviser. He reformed monasteries and enforced the rule of St Benedict: Poverty, Chastity and Obedience for monks. He attempted to impose celibacy on the secular clergy without noticeable success. Dunstan actively encouraged the Danes to integrate with the English.
- The Song Dynasty (960-1279) came to power in China when Zhao Kuangyin usurps the Later Zhou Dynasty throne.
- Mieszko I becomes ruler in Poland
- Sviatoslav I of Kiev conquers the Khazars imperial power.
- Nicephorus II captures Crete
- St Dunstan's, Mayfield was founded.
- Richard I of Normandy marries Emma of Paris
Births
- Aimoin, French chronicler (d. 1010)
- Emperor Constantine VIII of the Byzantine Empire (d. 1028)
- Theophanu a Greek princess who became Empress (d. 991)
- Sweyn I of Denmark (d. 1014)
- Gershom ben Judah (d. ??)
- Matsu Taoist goddess of the Sea.
- Olof of Sweden born (approx) (d. 1020-1021)
- Arnulf II, Count of Flanders (d. 988)
- Bagrat III (d. 1014)
- Seongjong of Goryeo (d. 997)
Deaths
- Saint Eadburga
- Časlav Klonimirović
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