| Centuries: | 9th century - 10th century - 11th century |
| Decades: | 920s 930s 940s - 950s - 960s 970s 980s
|
| Years: | 956 957 958 - 959 - 960 961 962 |
| Gregorian calendar | 959 CMLIX
|
| Ab urbe condita | 1712 |
| Armenian calendar | 408 ԹՎ ՆԸ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -885 – -884 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1503 |
| Coptic calendar | 675 – 676 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 951 – 952 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4719 – 4720 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1014 – 1015 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 881 – 882 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4060 – 4061 |
| Holocene calendar | 10959 |
| Iranian calendar | 337 – 338 |
| Islamic calendar | 347 – 348 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 1619 (皇紀1619年) |
| Julian calendar | 1004 |
| Korean calendar | 3292 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1502 |
Events[]
By Place[]
Europe[]
- October 1 — Edwy, king of England dies and is succeeded by his brother Edgar.
- Dunstan becomes bishop of Worcester and London.
- Bruno I divides the Duchy of Lorraine with his nephew Frederic.
Births[]
- Emperor En'yū of Japan
Deaths[]
- October 1 — King Edwy of England
- November 9 — Constantine VII, Byzantine Emperor (b. 905)
- Aelfsige, Archbishop of Canterbury
- Chai Rong, also known as Emperor Shizong of Later Zhou
People of the year 959 at Familypedia
3 people were born in 959
0 children were born to the 0 women born in 959
5 people died in 959
| Father | Mother | Age at death | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archambaurd I de Comborn (910-959) | Foucher I de Limoges (885-923) | Dina de Chanac | |
| Gonzalo of Castile (c935-959) | Fernán González of Castile (?-970) | Sancha of Pamplona (c900-959) | |
| Sancha of Pamplona (c900-959) | Sancho I of Pamplona (c860-925) | Toda Aznárez (c885-aft970) | |
| Herman I von Bonngau, Eifelgau und Mieblgau (c929-959) | Ezzo von Ehrenfeld (?-bef963) | Richwara von Zülpichgau (-963) | |
| Hadwig von Sachsen (c917-959) | Heinrich von Sachsen (876-936) | Matilda von Ringelheim (c895-968) |
229 people lived in 959
Events of the year 959 at Familypedia
1 people were married in 959.
| Joined with | |
|---|---|
| Hlodver Wiffen Thorfinnsson (924-988) | Audna Kjarvalsdatter (928-?) |
There were 0 military battles in 959.
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