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| Years: 956 957 958 959 - 960 - 961 962 963 964 |
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| Decades: 930s 940s 950s - 960s - 970s 980s 990s |
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| Centuries: 9th century - 10th century - 11th century |
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| 960 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
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| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 960 CMLX |
| Ab urbe condita | 1713 |
| Armenian calendar | 409 ԹՎ ՆԹ |
| Chinese calendar | 3596/3656-11-30 (己未年十一月三十日) — to —
3597/3657-12-11(庚申年十二月十一日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 952 – 953 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4720 – 4721 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1015 – 1016 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 882 – 883 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4061 – 4062 |
| Iranian calendar | 338 – 339 |
| Islamic calendar | 349 – 350 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 1620 (皇紀1620年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 10960 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1503 |
[edit] 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
[edit] 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)
