898

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	8th century – 9th century – 10th century
Decades:	860s  870s  880s  – 890s –  900s  910s  920s
Years:	895 896 897 – 898 – 899 900 901

898 Media

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  Pope John IX (898–900)

898 (DCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 898th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 898th year of the 1st millennium, the 98th year of the 9th century, and the 9th year of the 890s decade. As of the start of 898, the Gregorian calendar was 4 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

• January – Pope John IX succeeds Theodore II as the 116th pope.

Deaths

• Odo of France, king of the Franks.