872

Years: 868 869 870 871 - 872 - 873 874 875 876

Decades: 840s 850s 860s - 870s - 880s 890s 900s

Centuries: 8th century - 9th century - 10th century

Events

• Battle of Hafrsfjord in Norway, Harald Finehair first king of Norway.
• Gascony becomes an independent kingdom, with Sancho I Mitarra as its first king.
• 14 December: John VIII becomes pope.
• Louis II is crowned emperor for the second time.

Births

Deaths

• Fujiwara no Yoshifusa, Japanese regent
• Pope Adrian II
• Ivar the Boneless

See also: 872, 10th century, 14 December, 840s, 850s, 860s, 868, 869, 870, 870s