829
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In the year 829
Astronomy
Arab and Persian astronomers build observatories that use very large instruments to measure positions of stars more accurately. See also 300 bce Astronomy; 1424 Astronomy.
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This article is about the year 829.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 8th century – 9th century – 10th century |
| Decades: | 790s 800s 810s – 820s – 830s 840s 850s |
| Years: | 826 827 828 – 829 – 830 831 832 |
| 829 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 829 DCCCXXIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 1582 |
| Armenian calendar | 278 ԹՎ ՄՀԸ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5579 |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1015–-1014 |
| Bengali calendar | 236 |
| Berber calendar | 1779 |
| English Regnal year | N/A |
| Buddhist calendar | 1373 |
| Burmese calendar | 191 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6337–6338 |
| Chinese calendar | 戊申年十一月廿二日 (3465/3525-11-22) — to —
己酉年十二月初二日(3466/3526-12-2) |
| Coptic calendar | 545–546 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 821–822 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4589–4590 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 885–886 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 751–752 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3930–3931 |
| Holocene calendar | 10829 |
| Iranian calendar | 207–208 |
| Islamic calendar | 213–214 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Julian calendar | 829 DCCCXXIX |
| Korean calendar | 3162 |
| Minguo calendar | 1083 before ROC 民前1083年 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1372 |
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Year 829 (DCCCXXIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
- Egbert of Wessex conquers Mercia and is recognized as Bretwalda.
- The Saracens ravage the coast of Dalmatia.
- Oldest known mention of the city of Wiesbaden (approximate date).
- The synod of Mainz is held.
- The Bulgarians conquer Slavonia.
- The Croats are not under Frankish rule anymore.
Byzantine Empire
- Theophilus succeeds Michael II as emperor of Byzantium.
- The Cretan Saracens annihilate a Byzantine fleet at the Battle of Thasos, and raid freely across the Aegean.
Egypt
- The Nile freezes over.[1]
Asia
By topic
Religion
- Ansgar is appointed missionary to Sweden by Louis the Pious, at the request of the Swedish king Björn at Hauge.
Births
Deaths
- June 2 – Saint Nicephorus, Patriarch of Byzantium
References
- ^ Lamb, H. H. (1977) Climate: Present, Past and Future: Climatic History and the Future. Vol 2, Methuen and Co. Ltd., London.
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