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EVENTS

By Place

Europe

Prague Castle founded

The Great Summer Army invades England and conquers East Anglia .

Among the buildings destroyed by the Danish invaders are the abbey of Ely and the monastery of Peterborough .

December 31 — The Danes are defeated by a Saxon army at Englefield , Berkshire . It is the first of a series of battles between Wessex and the Danes.

Malta is conquered by Arabs from Sicily .

and Louis The German divide Lotharingia among themselves.

Borivoj becomes duke of Bohemia .

Charles The Bald marries Richilde.

By Topic

Religion

Michael II succeeds Michael I as Patriarch Of Alexandria

Establishment of autonomous Bulgarian Archbishopric .

February 28 — End of the Fourth Council Of Constantinople .

BIRTHS

Al-Farabi , Persian philosopher and scientist

Zwentibold , King of Lotharingia

DEATHS

November 20 — King Edmund Of East Anglia

Al-Bukhari , Persian Hadith compiler