History
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General
Population: 226 Million*
- Entertainment: "Dionysius the Areopagite" translated into Latin
- Religion: Death of Pope Benedict III – Pope Nicholas I (St. Nicholas) appointed
- Deaths: Ethelwulf of Wessex, Pope Benedict II
Asia
- Japan: Beginning of Fujiwara clan's control of Japanese emperors
Two sons of Emperor Buntoku wrestle for father's throne and Koreshito becomes ruler of Japan
Europe
- England: Death of Ethelwulf king of Wessex – son Ethelbert/Aethelbald reigns
Middle East
- General: Vikings sack Algeciras, but are expelled by Arabs