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Events

By Place

Europe

Asia

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Europe

★ Vikings plunder London and Canterbury

★ Charles the Bald, Louis the German and Lothar meet in Meersen

★ Garcia Iñiguez succeeds his father Iñigo Arista as king of Navarra

Asia

★ Oldest known mention of the Andaman Islands

★ The Arab merchant Suleiman al-Tajir visited Tang Dynasty China, observing the manufacturing of Chinese porcelain at Guangzhou and wrote of his admiration for its transparent quality. He also provided description on the mosque at Guangzhou, its granaries, its local government administration, some of its written records, the treatment of travellers, along with the use of ceramics, rice-wine, and tea.

Births

Deaths

★ March 7 — Nominoe, Duke of Brittany