Year by year · 9th century

867 CE

867 CE in world history: 3 events, 3 births and 3 deaths. 354 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 21 March

    The Great Heathen Army defeats Northumbria's army at York

    An army of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria tried to recapture York from the Vikings of the Great Heathen Army and was defeated in the city. The Scandinavian army went on to overrun East Anglia and much of Mercia.

    Great Heathen ArmyYork

  2. 24 September

    Basil I has Emperor Michael III assassinated

    Basil I, a peasant's son whom Michael III had made co-emperor the year before, had Michael assassinated in his chamber and became sole ruler. He founded the Macedonian dynasty, which ruled for nearly two centuries.

    Basil I
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Born in 867 CE 3

Died in 867 CE 3

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