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955 CE

Battle of Lechfeld: King Otto I ("the Great") defeats the Hungarians (also known as Magyars) near Augsburg (Germany). Otto's army (7,000 men), mainly composed of heavy cavalry, overwhelms the Hungarians along the Lech River. The German losses are heavy, among them Conrad ("the Red") and many other nobles. The commanders of the Hungarian army, Bulcsú, Lehel and Súr, are captured and executed. This victory puts an end to the Hungarian campaigns into western Europe. Pope Agapetus II dies after a 9-year reign. He is succeeded by John XII, aged around 19 and the son of Alberic II (the late ruler of Rome), as the 130th pope of the Catholic Church. King Eadred (or Edred) dies childless after a 9-year reign at Frome (Somerset). He is succeeded by his 15-year-old nephew, Eadwig, as King of England.

Conflict & Security

  • August 10 – Battle of Lechfeld: King Otto I ("the Great") defeats the Hungarians (also known as Magyars) near Augsburg (Germany). Otto's army (7,000 men), mainly composed of heavy cavalry, overwhelms the Hungarians along the Lech River. The German losses are heavy, among them Conrad ("the Red") and many other nobles. The commanders of the Hungarian army, Bulcsú, Lehel and Súr, are captured and executed. This victory puts an end to the Hungarian campaigns into western Europe.source
  • October 16 – Battle on the Raxa: Otto I, allied with the Rani tribe, defeats the Obotrite federation, led by Nako and his brother Stoigniew (probably at the Recknitz or Elde rivers) near Mecklenburg. The Elbe Slavs are forced to pay tribute, and accept a peace agreement.source
  • The Kharijite Banu Ya'la tribe revolts against the Fatimid Caliphate in Ifriqiya and destroys the city of Oran (modern Algeria). They construct a new capital, Ifgan, near Mascara.source

Births

  • May 10 – Al-Aziz Billah, caliph of the Fatimid Caliphate (d. 996)source
  • October 22 – Qian Weijun, king of Wuyue (Ten Kingdoms) (d. 991)source
  • November 9 – Gyeongjong of Goryeo, ruler of Korea (d. 981)source
  • Ezzo (or Ehrenfried), Count Palatine of Lotharingia (Germany) (approximate date)source
  • Gisela of Burgundy, duchess of Bavaria (approximate date)source
  • Ælfric of Eynsham, English abbot and writer (approximate date)source
  • Kunhsaw Kyaunghpyu, king of the Pagan dynasty (d. 1048)source
  • Eido I (or Ägidius), German nobleman and bishop (d. 1015)source
  • Matilda, Abbess of Quedlinburg, German princess-abbess and daughter of Otto I (d. 999)source
  • Arduin of Ivrea (I), Lombard margrave and king of Italy (approximate date)source
  • Theophanu, empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 991)source
  • Gunther of Bohemia, German hermit and saint (d. 1045)source
  • Aboazar Lovesendes, Portuguese nobleman (approximate date)source
  • Lutgardis of Luxemburg, countess of Holland (Netherlands)source

Deaths

  • July 23 – He Ning, Chinese official and chancellor (b. 898)source
  • August 10 – Conrad ("the Red"), duke of Lorrainesource
  • August 15 – Lehel, Hungarian tribal chieftainsource
  • August 15 – Súr, Hungarian tribal chieftainsource
  • August 15 – Bulcsú, Hungarian tribal chieftain (harka)source
  • October 16 – Stoigniew, Obotrite prince and co-rulersource
  • November 1 – Henry I, Duke of Bavariasource
  • November 8 – Pope Agapetus II, Catholic Church pontiff (b. 905)source
  • November 8 – Pope Agapetus II dies after a 9-year reign. He is succeeded by John XII, aged around 19 and the son of Alberic II (the late ruler of Rome), as the 130th pope of the Catholic Church.source
  • November 23 – Eadred (or Edred), king of England (b. 923)source
  • November 23 – King Eadred (or Edred) dies childless after a 9-year reign at Frome (Somerset). He is succeeded by his 15-year-old nephew, Eadwig, as King of England.source
  • Abu 'Ali Chaghani, ruler of Chaghaniyan (Turkmenistan)source
  • Parantaka I, ruler of Chola Kingdom (India)source
  • Bermudo Núñez, count of Cea (Spain) (approximate date)source