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Year 959 (CMLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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Europe

  • October 1 – King Eadwig of England dies, and is succeeded by his brother Edgar the Peaceful, who effectively completes the unification of England, when Northumbria submits to his rule.
  • Dunstan, Bishop of Worcester and London, is appointed by Edgar as Archbishop of Canterbury.
  • Bruno I, Archbishop of Cologne divides the Duchy of Lorraine with his nephew Frederic.

    • Births

  • Emperor En'yū of Japan

    • Deaths

  • July 27 – Chai Rong, Emperor of Later Zhou
  • October 1 – Eadwig, English king (b. 941)
  • November 9 – Constantine VII, Byzantine Emperor (b. 905)
  • Ælfsige, Archbishop of Canterbury

    • References

    959 Wikipedia
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