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| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 8th century – 9th century – 10th century |
| Decades: | 850s 860s 870s – 880s – 890s 900s 910s |
| Years: | 877 878 879 – 880 – 881 882 883 |
880 Media
Frankish Empire: the realm ruled by King Louis III (purple) after the division in 880.
880 (DCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 880th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 880th year of the 1st millennium, the 80th year of the 9th century, and the 1st year of the 880s decade. As of the start of 880, the Gregorian calendar was 4 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
- Oldest known mention of the city of Dortmund
- Pope John VIII issued the Bill "Industriae Tuae", creating an independent ecclesiastical province in Great Moravia with Archbishop Saint Methodius as its head. The Old Church Slavonic was recognized as the fourth liturgical language, besides Latin, Greek and Hebrew.
- Bishopric established in Nitro.
Births
- Fujiwara no Tadahira, Japanese regent
- Louis the Blind, King of Provence (r. 887 – 900), King of Italy (r. 900 – 901), and Holy Roman Emperor (r. 901 – 905)
Deaths
- Carloman, King of Bavaria
- Emperor Seiwa of Japan