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Year 961 (CMLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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Asia

  • Ani (present-day Turkey) becomes the capital of Armenia, under the Bagratuni dynasty.
  • The Huqiu Tower (often called the Chinese Leaning Tower of Pisa) is built in China.

    • Europe

  • March 6 – The Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros Phokas reconquers Chandax, ending the Emirate of Crete.
  • Battle of Fitjar: Haakon the Good squashes the rebelling forces of Eric Bloodaxe's sons, but is killed.
  • Harald Greycloak becomes ruler of the western part of Norway.
  • St Paul's Cathedral in London is destroyed by fire.
  • Al-Hakam II starts to rule.

    • Art

  • Before this year – Textile with elephants and camels, known today as the Suaire de Saint-Josse, from Khurasan or Central Asia, is made. It was preserved in the Church of Saint-Josse-sur-Mer, near Caen in Normandy. It is now kept at the Louvre, Paris.

    • Births

  • January 15 – Seongjong of Goryeo, Korean ruler (d. 997)
  • Edith of Wilton, English nun and saint (d. 984)
  • Sigmundur Brestisson, chieftain in the Faroe Islands (d. 1005)

    • Deaths

  • King Haakon the Good of Norway
  • Abd-ar-Rahman III, Caliph of Córdoba
  • Emperor Yuanzong of Southern Tang (China)
  • Abu'l-Qasim Unujur ibn al-Ikhshid, Ikhshidid ruler
  • Ava of Cerdanya, Countess regent of Cerdanya and Besalú.

    • References

    961 Wikipedia
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