850
This article is about the year 850. For the number, see 850 (number). For the Volvo model, see Volvo 850. For the BMW 850i, 850Ci or 850CSi, see BMW 8 Series (E31). For the Fiat model, see Fiat 850.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 8th century – 9th century – 10th century |
| Decades: | 820s 830s 840s – 850s – 860s 870s 880s |
| Years: | 847 848 849 – 850 – 851 852 853 |
| 850 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 850 DCCCL |
| Ab urbe condita | 1603 |
| Armenian calendar | 299 ԹՎ ՄՂԹ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5600 |
| Bengali calendar | 257 |
| Berber calendar | 1800 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1394 |
| Burmese calendar | 212 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6358–6359 |
| Chinese calendar | 己巳年 (Earth Snake) 3546 or 3486 — to — 庚午年 (Metal Horse) 3547 or 3487 |
| Coptic calendar | 566–567 |
| Discordian calendar | 2016 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 842–843 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4610–4611 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 906–907 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 772–773 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3951–3952 |
| Holocene calendar | 10850 |
| Iranian calendar | 228–229 |
| Islamic calendar | 235–236 |
| Japanese calendar | Kashō 3 (嘉祥３年) |
| Julian calendar | 850 DCCCL |
| Korean calendar | 3183 |
| Minguo calendar | 1062 before ROC 民前1062年 |
| Seleucid era | 1161/1162 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1392–1393 |
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For codepage, see CP850. Year 850 (DCCCL) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Asia
- Emperor Montoku succeeds Emperor Nimmyō as Emperor of Japan.
Europe
- Louis II is crowned co-emperor with his father Lothair I.
- First recorded Viking attack on the Welsh coast.
- Vikings of Rorik conquer Utrecht and keep the city for 70 years. The bishop of Utrecht takes refuge in Deventer.
By topic
Religion
- April 20 – Guntherus becomes Bishop of Cologne.
Births
- Arnulf of Carinthia, King of the East Franks (d. 899)
- Emperor Seiwa of Japan (d. 881)
Deaths
- Emperor Nimmyō of Japan (b. 810)
- Ramiro I of Asturias
- Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī (approximate date)
- Huangbo Xiyun, Chinese Zen Buddhist monk