956

956 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	956; CMLVI
Ab urbe condita	1709
Armenian calendar	405; ԹՎ ՆԵ
Assyrian calendar	5706
Balinese saka calendar	877–878
Bengali calendar	363
Berber calendar	1906
Buddhist calendar	1500
Burmese calendar	318
Byzantine calendar	6464–6465
Chinese calendar	乙卯年 (Wood Rabbit); 3653 or 3446; — to —; 丙辰年 (Fire Dragon); 3654 or 3447
Coptic calendar	672–673
Discordian calendar	2122
Ethiopian calendar	948–949
Hebrew calendar	4716–4717
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1012–1013
- Shaka Samvat	877–878
- Kali Yuga	4056–4057
Holocene calendar	10956
Iranian calendar	334–335
Islamic calendar	344–345
Japanese calendar	Tenryaku 10; (天暦１０年)
Javanese calendar	856–857
Julian calendar	956; CMLVI
Korean calendar	3289
Minguo calendar	956 before ROC; 民前956年
Nanakshahi calendar	−512
Seleucid era	1267/1268 AG
Thai solar calendar	1498–1499
Tibetan calendar	阴木兔年; (female Wood-Rabbit); 1082 or 701 or −71; — to —; 阳火龙年; (male Fire-Dragon); 1083 or 702 or −70

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	9th century; 10th century ; 11th century;
Decades:	930s; 940s; 950s ; 960s; 970s;
Years:	953; 954; 955; 956 ; 957; 958; 959;

Year 956 (CMLVI) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

An earthquake badly damages the Lighthouse of Alexandria.
September/October – A Byzantine fleet under Basil Hexamilites deals a crushing defeat on the fleet of Tarsus.