| Centuries: | 8th century - 9th century - 10th century |
| Decades: | 820s 830s 840s - 850s - 860s 870s 880s
|
| Years: | 852 853 854 - 855 - 856 857 858 |
| Gregorian calendar | 855 DCCCLV
|
| Ab urbe condita | 1608 |
| Armenian calendar | 304 ԹՎ ՅԴ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -989 – -988 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1399 |
| Coptic calendar | 571 – 572 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 847 – 848 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4615 – 4616 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 910 – 911 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 777 – 778 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3956 – 3957 |
| Holocene calendar | 10855 |
| Iranian calendar | 233 – 234 |
| Islamic calendar | 240 – 241 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 1515 (皇紀1515年) |
| Julian calendar | 900 |
| Korean calendar | 3188 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1398 |
Events[]
By Place[]
Europe[]
- Louis II succeeds Lothar as western emperor. Two other sons, Lothar II and Charles, also get parts of the kingdom.
- The Slavic alphabet is created by the Saints Cyril and Methodius.
- Ethelwulf, king of Wessex and Bretwalda, abdicates in favor of his son Ethelbald.
- Edmund becomes king of East Anglia.
By Topic[]
Religion[]
- September 29 — Pope Benedict III succeeds Pope Leo IV as the 104th pope.
- Anastasius is made anti-pope by Lothair.
- Ethelwulf grants the English churches the right to receive tithes.
Births[]
Deaths[]
- March 2 — Lothar, western emperor (b. 795)
- July 31 — Ahmad ibn Hanbal Muslim scholar. (b. 780)
- December 8 — Drogo of Metz
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People of the year 855 at Familypedia
3 people were born in 855
| Father | Mother | Age mother at birth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh (855-895) | Lothair II of Lotharingia (c835-869) | Waldrada (?-?) | |
| Heilwide di Friuli (c855-c895) | Eberhard di Friuli (c815-866) | Gisela (c820-aft874) | |
| Guaimario I di Salerno (c855-901) | Guaiferio di Salerno (c835-880) | Landelaica di Capua (?-?) |
1 children were born to the 1 women born in 855
4 people died in 855
108 people lived in 855
Events of the year 855 at Familypedia
0 people were married in 855.
There were 0 military battles in 855.