824

Year 824 (DCCCXXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Europe

• November 11 – The Constitutio Romana establishes the authority of the Holy Roman Emperors over the papacy of Rome.
• Basques and Banu Qasi defeat a Frankish expedition, led by Counts Aznar and Ebles, in the Pyrenees
  .
• Kingdom of Pamplona, with the support of the Caliphate of Córdoba
  .
• Vikings raid Ireland, on the Kingdom of Munster at Skellig Michael^[1]

Britain

• Vikings raid Bangor (modern Wales) for the second time, and plunder the bishopric (approximate date).

Central America

• co-rulers of the Mayan city state of Machaquila in Guatemala after the death of Sihyaj K'in Ich’aak II, and reign until Juun's death in 840
  .

• Zenpuku-ji, one of the oldest Tokyo temples, is founded by the Japanese Buddhist monk Kūkai.

By topic

Religion

• February 11 – Pope Paschal I dies after a 7-year reign, and is succeeded by Eugene II, as the 99th pope of the Catholic Church.

Births

• Al-Tirmidhi, Persian scholar and hadith compiler (d. 892
  )
• Chen Tao, Chinese poet (d. 882)
• Ibn Majah, Persian scholar and hadith compiler
• Li Pu, prince of the Tang dynasty (d. 828)
• Muhammad ibn Abdallah, Muslim governor (or 825)
• Zhao Chou, Chinese warlord (d. 889)

Deaths

• February 11 – Paschal I, pope of the Catholic Church
• March 5 – Suppo I, Frankish nobleman
• August 5 – Heizei, emperor of Japan (b. 773)
• Adelard, duke of Spoleto (Italy)
• philosopher and poet (b. 768
  )
• Mauring
  , Frankish nobleman
• Mu Zong, emperor of the Tang dynasty (b. 795)
• Óengus of Tallaght, Irish bishop
• Ruthmael, Irish abbot and bishop
• Sayyida Nafisa, Arab female scholar (b. 762)
• Wetti of Reichenau, German scholar
• Zhang Hongjing, Chinese chancellor (b. 760)

References