959

Years: 955 956 957 958 - 959 - 960 961 962 963

Decades: 920s 930s 940s - 950s - 960s 970s 980s

Centuries: 9th century - 10th century - 11th century

Events

• October 1 - Edwy, king of England dies and is succeeded by his brother Edgar.
• Dunstan becomes bishop of Worcester, England and London

Births

• Emperor En'yu of Japan

Deaths

• October 1 - King Edwy of England
• November 9 - Emperor Constantine VII of the Byzantine Empire (b. 905)
• Aelfsige, Archbishop of Canterbury