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| Years: 875 876 877 878 - 879 - 880 881 882 883 | |
| Decades: 840s 850s 860s - 870s - 880s 890s 900s | |
| Centuries: 8th century - 9th century - 10th century | |
Events
- Wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona, founded the benedictine monastery at Ripoll.
- Pope John VIII recognized the Dukedom of Croatia as an independent state.
- A synod convened at Constantinople reinstated Patriarch Photius I of Constantinople (the so-called Photian Council).
Births
Deaths
- April 10 - Louis the Stammerer, King of the West Franks
- Rurik, ruler of Novgorod
- Aed Finliath, High King of Ireland
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