885

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	8th century – 9th century – 10th century
Decades:	850s  860s  870s  – 880s –  890s  900s  910s
Years:	882 883 884 – 885 – 886 887 888

885 Media

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  Count Odo defends Paris during the siege

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  Map of Paris (Île de la Cité) in 9th century

885 (DCCCLXXXV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 885th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 885th year of the 1st millennium, the 85th year of the 9th century, and the 6th year of the 880s decade. As of the start of 885, the Gregorian calendar was 4 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

• Vikings besiege Paris

Births

• Emperor Daigo of Japan
• November 26 – Emperor Zhuangzong of Later Tang

Deaths

• April 6 – Saint Methodius, bishop and Bible translator
• June – Godfrith, the Sea King
• July – Pope Adrian III
• July/August – Sulayman ibn Wahb, Abbasid vizier