| Centuries: | 8th century - 9th century - 10th century |
| Decades: | 820s 830s 840s - 850s - 860s 870s 880s
|
| Years: | 853 854 855 - 856 - 857 858 859 |
| Gregorian calendar | 856 DCCCLVI
|
| Ab urbe condita | 1609 |
| Armenian calendar | 305 ԹՎ ՅԵ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -988 – -987 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1400 |
| Coptic calendar | 572 – 573 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 848 – 849 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4616 – 4617 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 911 – 912 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 778 – 779 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3957 – 3958 |
| Holocene calendar | 10856 |
| Iranian calendar | 234 – 235 |
| Islamic calendar | 241 – 242 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 1516 (皇紀1516年) |
| Julian calendar | 901 |
| Korean calendar | 3189 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1399 |
Events[]
By Place[]
Asia[]
- Year of the Fire Rat begins in January. (Chinese Zodiac)
- December 22 — Another deadly earthquake strikes Damghan, Iran, killing 200,000 people.
- November — Earthquake in Corinth, Greece, kills an estimated 45,000
Europe[]
- Ethelbald usurps the throne of Wessex from his father Ethelwulf
- Ordono I of Asturias said to have begun the repopulation of the town of León
Byzantine Empire[]
- Bardas becomes regent for the Byzantine Emperor Michael III
Births[]
- Li Keyong, ethnic Shatuo Turk who became a prominent jiedushi of the Chinese Tang Dynasty (d. 908)
Deaths[]
- January 7 — Saint Aldric, Bishop of Le Mans born c. 800; died at Le Mans
- February 4 — Rabanus Maurus, Bishop of Mainz
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People of the year 856 at Familypedia
2 people were born in 856
| Father | Mother | Age mother at birth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hildegard (856-?) | Charles the Bald (823-877) | Ermentrude d'Orléans (830-869) | |
| Geraud d'Aurillac (856-909) | Gerhard II, Count of Limousin (826-879) |
0 children were born to the 1 women born in 856
1 people died in 856
| Father | Mother | Age at death | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hildegard (828-c856) | Louis the German (c806-876) | Hemma of Altdorf (808-876) |
105 people lived in 856
Events of the year 856 at Familypedia
0 people were married in 856.
There were 0 military battles in 856.