850
For codepage, see CP850. Year 850 (DCCCL) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
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| Gregorian calendar | 850 DCCCL |
| Ab urbe condita | 1603 |
| Armenian calendar | 299 ԹՎ ՄՂԹ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5600 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 771–772 |
| 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 | 771–772 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3950–3951 |
| Holocene calendar | 10850 |
| Iranian calendar | 228–229 |
| Islamic calendar | 235–236 |
| Japanese calendar | Kashō 3 (嘉祥３年) |
| Javanese calendar | 747–748 |
| Julian calendar | 850 DCCCL |
| Korean calendar | 3183 |
| Minguo calendar | 1062 before ROC 民前1062年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −618 |
| Seleucid era | 1161/1162 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1392–1393 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴土蛇年 (female Earth-Snake) 976 or 595 or −177 — to — 阳金马年 (male Iron-Horse) 977 or 596 or −176 |
Viking expansion with conquered areas
Events
Europe
- February 1 – King Ramiro I dies in his palace at Santa María del Naranco (near Oviedo), after an 8-year reign. He is succeeded by his son Ordoño I, as ruler of Asturias.
- Danish Viking raiders, led by King Rorik, conquer Dorestad and Utrecht (modern-day Netherlands). Emperor Lothair I recognizes him as ruler of most of Friesland.
- King Louis II, the eldest son of Lothair I, is crowned joint emperor by Pope Leo IV at Rome, and becomes co-ruler of the Middle Frankish Kingdom.
Britain
- King Kenneth I (also called Kenneth MacAlpin) of Alba (modern Scotland) invades Northern Northumbria during the period of 850–858, burning Dunbar and Melrose.
- The Pillar of Eliseg is erected by King Cyngen ap Cadell of Powys (Wales), as a memorial to his great-grandfather Elisedd ap Gwylog (or Eliseg) (approximate date).
Japan
- May 6 – Emperor Ninmyō dies after a 17-year reign. He is succeeded by his son Montoku, as the 55th emperor of Japan.
India
Mesoamerica
Food and Drink
Births
- June 27 – Ibrahim II, emir of the Aghlabids (d. 902)
- Abu Zayd al-Balkhi, Muslim mathematician (d. 934)
- Adelaide, queen of the West Frankish Kingdom (or 853)
- Aribo of Austria, Frankish margrave (approximate date)
- Arnulf of Carinthia, king of the East Frankish Kingdom (d. 899)
- Berno of Cluny, Frankish abbot (approximate date)
- Du Guangting, Chinese Taoist priest and writer (d. 933)
- Gerolf of Holland, count of Friesland (approximate date)
- Harald Fairhair, king of Norway (approximate date)
- Hatto I, Frankish archbishop (approximate date)
- Herbert I, count of Vermandois (approximate date)
- Hermenegildo Gutiérrez, Galician nobleman (d. 912)
- Hucbald, Frankish music theorist (or 840)
- Ki no Tomonori, Japanese poet (approximate date)
- Onneca Fortúnez, Basque princess (or 848)
- Ranulf II, duke of Aquitaine (d. 890)
- Reginar I, duke of Lorraine (approximate date)
- Seiwa, emperor of Japan (d. 878)
- Smbat I, king of Armenia (approximate date)
- Tuotilo, German monk and composer (approximate date)
Deaths
- February 1 – Ramiro I, king of Asturias
- May 6 – Ninmyō, emperor of Japan (b. 808)
- April 18 – Perfectus, Spanish monk and martyr
- July 14 – Wei Fu, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
- Amalarius, Frankish archbishop (approximate date)
- Bishr al-Hafi, Muslim theologian (approximate date)
- Eanred, king of Northumbria (approximate date)
- Huangbo Xiyun, Chinese Zen Buddhist monk
- Ishaq ibn Ibrahim, Muslim official and advisor
- Li Deyu, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (b. 787)
- Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī, Persian mathematician
- Maura of Troyes, Frankish noblewoman and saint (b. 827)
- Tachibana no Kachiko, empress of Japan (b. 786)
- Stephen of Liège, Frankish bishop (approximate date)
- Vlastimir, Serbian prince (approximate date)
- William of Septimania, Frankish nobleman (b. 826)
- Zhou Lin, governor (jiedushi) of the Tang Dynasty
References
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