807
This article is about the year 807. For the number, see 807 (number). For the car, see Peugeot 807. For the vacuum tube, see 807 (vacuum tube).
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 8th century – 9th century – 10th century |
| Decades: | 770s 780s 790s – 800s – 810s 820s 830s |
| Years: | 804 805 806 – 807 – 808 809 810 |
| 807 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 807 DCCCVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1560 |
| Armenian calendar | 256 ԹՎ ՄԾԶ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5557 |
| Bengali calendar | 214 |
| Berber calendar | 1757 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1351 |
| Burmese calendar | 169 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6315–6316 |
| Chinese calendar | 丙戌年 (Fire Dog) 3503 or 3443 — to — 丁亥年 (Fire Pig) 3504 or 3444 |
| Coptic calendar | 523–524 |
| Discordian calendar | 1973 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 799–800 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4567–4568 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 863–864 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 729–730 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3908–3909 |
| Holocene calendar | 10807 |
| Iranian calendar | 185–186 |
| Islamic calendar | 191–192 |
| Japanese calendar | Daidō 2 (大同２年) |
| Julian calendar | 807 DCCCVII |
| Korean calendar | 3140 |
| Minguo calendar | 1105 before ROC 民前1105年 |
| Seleucid era | 1118/1119 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1349–1350 |
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Year 807 (DCCCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
- In England, after the death of Cuthred of Kent, king Coenwulf of Mercia takes control over Kent himself.
- The Christianized Vikings (Danes) land on the Cornish coast, and form an alliance with the Cornish to fight against the 'heathen' West Saxons.
- Al-Andalus: uprising in Mérida against the Umayyad emirate.[1]
- Failure of the Siege of Patras (805 or 807) marks the end of independent rule by the South Slavs in the Peloponnese.
Asia
- Li Ji Pu becomes Prime Minister to Emperor Xian Zong in China.
- Dhappula III becomes king of Sri Lanka, making Anuradhapura the capital city.
By topic
Religion
- The Jame' Atiq Mosque of Qazvin is constructed in Qazvin by the orders of Harun al-Rashid.
- The great Book of Armagh is written by Ferdomnach, a scribe at the School of Armagh.
- The temple of Motoyamaji is built in Toyonaka, Japan.
Science
- The first record of sun spots appears in Europe.
Births
- date unknown – Dongshan Liangjie, Buddhist teacher (died 869)
Deaths
- October 13 – Saint Simpert, bishop of Augsburg
- date unknown – Cuthred, king of Kent, brother of Coenwulf