By place Europe •
February 12 – King
Charles the Fat, the third son of the late
Louis the German, is crowned as
Holy Roman Emperor by
Pope John VIII at
Rome. •
August 3 –
Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: The
West Frankish kings
Louis III, and his brother
Carloman II, rout Viking raiders (near
Abbeville).
Britain •
Battle of the Conwy: King
Anarawd of
Gwynedd (
Wales) initiates a revenge attack on the
Mercian armies, and defeats them on the
River Conwy. • Anarawd, and his brothers
Cadell and
Merfyn, begin extensive military campaigns to quell resistance in
Powys and
Seisyllwg (approximate date).
Arabian Empire •
Zanj Rebellion: Abbasid general
Al-Muwaffaq lays
siege to the
Zanj capital of Mukhtara, using his base on the opposite side of the
River Tigris.
Asia •
Bakong, the first
temple mountain of sandstone, is constructed by rulers of the
Khmer Empire (modern
Cambodia) at
Angkor. •
881 Acre earthquake: It takes place in the vicinity of
Acre.
Alexandria is reportedly affected by the same earthquake.
By topic Religion •
St. Cecilia's Church (Cäcilienkirche) is founded as a college for women. It is now home of the
Schnütgen Museum in
Cologne. == Births ==