899

899 (DCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 899th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 899th year of the 1st millennium, the 99th year of the 9th century, and the 10th and last year of the 890s decade. As of the start of 899, the Gregorian calendar was 4 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	8th century – 9th century – 10th century
Decades:	860s  870s  880s  – 890s –  900s  910s  920s
Years:	896 897 898 – 899 – 900 901 902

Events

• Edward the Elder becomes King of England.
• Gorm the Old becomes King of Denmark.
• Regino of Prüm is expelled from Prüm and becomes abbot of St. Martin's in Trier.

899 Media

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  King Edward the Elder (c. 874–924)

Deaths

for more information, see Category:899 deaths.