| Centuries: | 8th century - 9th century - 10th century |
| Decades: | 830s 840s 850s - 860s - 870s 880s 890s
|
| Years: | 865 866 867 - 868 - 869 870 871 |
| Gregorian calendar | 868 DCCCLXVIII
|
| Ab urbe condita | 1621 |
| Armenian calendar | 317 ԹՎ ՅԺԷ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -976 – -975 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1412 |
| Coptic calendar | 584 – 585 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 860 – 861 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4628 – 4629 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 923 – 924 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 790 – 791 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3969 – 3970 |
| Holocene calendar | 10868 |
| Iranian calendar | 246 – 247 |
| Islamic calendar | 253 – 255 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 1528 (皇紀1528年) |
| Julian calendar | 913 |
| Korean calendar | 3201 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1411 |
Events[]
By Place[]
Asia[]
- 11 May — Printing of The Diamond Sutra, the oldest dated printed book.
- Aghlabid dynasty of Tunisia takes Malta.
Europe[]
- In Metz, Charles the Bald and Louis the German decide on a division of the lands of former emperor Lothar (now in possession of Lothar II and Louis II).
- In England Alfred the Great marries Ealhswith and goes to the aid of Burgred of Mercia, who is attacked by Danes.
- Establishment of the First County of Portugal, by Vímara Peres, after the reconquest from the Moors of the region north of the Douro river.
- Aed Finliath drives invading Danes and Norwegians out of Ireland after defeating them at the Battle of Killineery.
By Topic[]
Religion[]
- Ratramnus writes Contra Graecorum opposita.
Births[]
- Muhammad al-Mahdi, Shia Imam
Deaths[]
- July 1 — Ali al-Hadi, Shia Imam (b. 828)
- Al-Jahiz, an Arabic prose writer, historian, and author of works of adab, Mu'tazili theology, and politico-religious polemics (b. 776).
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People of the year 868 at Familypedia
2 people were born in 868
| Father | Mother | Age mother at birth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garnier de Sens (868-924) | Richard d'Amiens (843-aft885) | ||
| Æthelwold (c868-902) | Æthelred of Wessex (c847-871) | Wulfthryth of Wessex (c840-) |
0 children were born to the 0 women born in 868
1 people died in 868
| Father | Mother | Age at death | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gisela (c854-868) | Louis II (c825-875) | Engelberga (?-c898) |
103 people lived in 868
Events of the year 868 at Familypedia
3 people were married in 868.
| Joined with | |
|---|---|
| Ealhswith (c852-905) | Alfred the Great (849-899) |
| Marcus Montrose Fay (1844-1933) | Kate Elizabeth Johnson (1846-1912) |
| Alfred the Great (849-899) | Ealhswith (c852-905) |
There were 0 military battles in 868.