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Year 950 (CML) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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Asia

  • The Tu'i Tonga Empire begins to form in the Pacific Ocean.
  • The Later Han in China falls.
  • Sayf al-Daula leads 30,000 men in a raid into Byzantine Anatolia. He defeats Bardas Phokas, but is then ambushed on his return and heavily defeated by Leo Phokas.

    • Europe

  • Duke Boleslav I of Bohemia makes peace with Otto I.
  • Lothair II, king of Italy dies and his widow, Adelaide of Italy, is overthrown by an usurper, Berengar of Ivrea.
  • Page with Joshua Leading the Israelites, from the Joshua Roll, is made in Constantinople. It is now kept at Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Rome (approximate date).

    • World

  • World population is estimated to be 250 million.

    • Births

  • June 12 – Emperor Reizei of Japan (d. 1011)
  • Erik the Red (d. 1003)
  • Princess Masako (Reizei)

    • Deaths

  • November 22 – King Lothair II of Italy
  • Hywel Dda ("the Good") of Wales
  • Al-Farabi, philosopher (b. 870)

    • References

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