The 868 reference article from the English Wikipedia on 24-Apr-2004 (provided by Fixed Reference: snapshots of Wikipedia from wikipedia.org)

868

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

Decades: 810s 820s 830s 840s 850s - 860s - 870s 880s 890s 900s 910s

Years: 863 864 865 866 867 - 868 - 869 870 871 872 873

---

Events

• 11 May: Printing of the Diamond Sura, the oldest dated printed book.
• Aghlabid dynasty of Tunisia takes Malta
• 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)
• Ratramnus writes Contra Graecorum opposita.

Births

Deaths

• July 1 - Ali al-Hadi, Shia Imam
• Ratramnus, theologian (approximate date)

This is the "868" reference article from the English Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. See also our Disclaimer.