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| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 9th century – 10th century – 11th century |
| Decades: | 930s 940s 950s – 960s – 970s 980s 990s |
| Years: | 960 961 962 – 963 – 964 965 966 |
| 963 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 963 CMLXIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1716 |
| Armenian calendar | 412 ԹՎ ՆԺԲ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -881 – -880 |
| Bengali calendar | 370 |
| Berber calendar | 1913 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1507 |
| Burmese calendar | 325 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6471 – 6472 |
| Chinese calendar | 壬戌年十二月初三日 (3599/3659-12-3) — to —
癸亥年十二月十三日(3600/3660-12-13) |
| Coptic calendar | 679 – 680 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 955 – 956 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4723 – 4724 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1018 – 1019 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 885 – 886 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4064 – 4065 |
| Holocene calendar | 10963 |
| Iranian calendar | 341 – 342 |
| Islamic calendar | 351 – 352 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 3296 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1506 |
[edit] Events
[edit] By place
[edit] Asia
- Turkish Khan Sebük Tigin establishes his empire in modern day Afghanistan.
- The Nanping State is forced to surrender when invaded by Song Dynasty armies.
- The Song Dynasty Chinese government attempts to ban the practice of cremation; despite this decree, the lower and middle classes continue to cremate their dead, until the government resolves the problem in the 12th century by establishing public graveyards for paupers.
[edit] Byzantine Empire
- Nicephorus I Phocas marries Theophano (10th century), widow of Emperor Romanus II.
- The Monastery of Great Lavra at Mount Athos is founded by Athanasius the Athonite.
[edit] Europe
- Holy Roman Emperor Otto I defeats Mieszko I of Poland, compelling him to pay tribute.
- Luxembourg is founded.
[edit] By topic
[edit] Religion
- December 6—Pope Leo VIII begins papacy as the 131st pope, a reign which initially runs concurrently with Pope John XII.
