960

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Year 960 (CMLX) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Europe

• Edgar the Peaceable is crowned King of England. Dunstan becomes Archbishop of Canterbury and Edgar's chief adviser. He reforms monasteries and enforces the rule of Saint Benedict: Poverty, Chastity and Obedience for monks. He attempts to impose celibacy on the secular clergy without noticeable success. Dunstan actively encourages the Danes to integrate with the English.
• Mieszko I becomes ruler in Poland.
• St Dunstan's, Mayfield is founded.
• Richard I of Normandy marries Emma of Paris.
• Sviatoslav I of Kiev conquers the Khazars' imperial power.

Africa

• The Aksumite Empire is destroyed by pagan invaders under the leadership of Queen Gudit.

Asia

• The Song Dynasty comes to power in China when Zhao Kuangyin usurps the Later Zhou Dynasty throne.
• The amount of registered soldiers in the Song Chinese army is some 378,000.

Births

• Aimoin, French chronicler (d. 1010)
• Emperor Constantine VIII of the Byzantine Empire (d. 1028)
• Theophanu, Greek princess who became Empress (d. 991)
• Sweyn I of Denmark (d. 1014)
• Gershom ben Judah (d. ??)
• Matsu, Taoist 'goddess' of the sea
• Olof of Sweden (approximate date) (d. 1020–1021)
• Arnulf II, Count of Flanders (d. 988)
• Bagrat III (d. 1014), king of Abkhazians and Georgians
• Seongjong of Goryeo (d. 997)

Deaths

• Saint Eadburga of Winchester
• Časlav Klonimirović, ruler of Serbia

References