959

959 in variouscalendars
Gregorian calendar	959; CMLIX
Ab urbe condita	1712
Armenian calendar	408; ԹՎ ՆԸ
Assyrian calendar	5709
Balinese saka calendar	880–881
Bengali calendar	366
Berber calendar	1909
Buddhist calendar	1503
Burmese calendar	321
Byzantine calendar	6467–6468
Chinese calendar	Mậu ngọNăm (EarthHorse); 3656 or 3449; — to —; Mình chưa năm (EarthGoat); 3657 or 3450
Coptic calendar	675–676
Discordian calendar	2125
Ethiopian calendar	951–952
Hebrew calendar	4719–4720
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	1015–1016
-Shaka Samvat	880–881
-Kali Yuga	4059–4060
Holocene calendar	10959
Iranian calendar	337–338
Islamic calendar	347–348
Japanese calendar	Tentoku3; ( thiên đức ３ năm )
Javanese calendar	859–860
Julian calendar	959; CMLIX
Korean calendar	3292
Minguo calendar	953 beforeROC; Dân trước 953 năm
Nanakshahi calendar	−509
Seleucid era	1270/1271AG
Thai solar calendar	1501–1502
Tibetan calendar	Dương thổ mã năm; (male Earth-Horse); 1085 or 704 or −68; — to —; Âm thổ dương năm; (female Earth-Goat); 1086 or 705 or −67

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	9th century; 10th century; 11th century;
Decades:	930s; 940s; 950s; 960s; 970s;
Years:	956; 957; 958; 959; 960; 961; 962;

Year959(CMLIX) was acommon year starting on Saturday(link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar.

Events

April-May– The Byzantines refuse to pay the yearlytribute.AHungarianarmy, led byApor,invadesMacedoniaandThrace.He plunders its territories until reachingConstantinople.On his way back, Apor is defeated during a night attack by Byzantine forces.^[1]
November 9– EmperorConstantine VIIPorphyrogennetos( "born in the purple") dies at Constantinople after a 46-year reign. He is succeeded by his 21-year-old sonRomanos IIas ruler of theByzantine Empire.
Winter – Romanos II appointsLeo Phokas(the Younger) to be commander of the Byzantine field army (Domestic of the Schools) in the West. ThePhokasclan becomes one of the leading families in Constantinople.

Bruno I,archbishop and duke (archduke) ofLotharingiaresigns. His brother, KingOtto Idivides the duchy in two parts –Upper LorraineandLower Lorraine.He appointsFrederick IandGodfrey Iasmargraves(vice-duke).
Pietro III Candiano,doge ofVenice,dies after a 17-year reign. He is succeeded by his sonPietro IV Candiano,who breaks off his campaign inSpoletoon behalf of KingBerengar II of Italyand returns to Venice.
Pietro IV Candiano divorces his wifeJoannafor political reasons and banishes her as anunto the monastery ofSan Zaccaria.

October 1– KingEadwigdies after a 4-year reign. He is succeeded by his 16-year-old brotherEdgar I(the Peaceful), who effectively completes the unification ofEngland,whenNorthumbriasubmits to his rule.

Dunstan,bishop ofWorcesterandLondon,is appointed by Edgar I as archbishop ofCanterburyand becomes his chief adviser.

^Bóna, Istvá (2000).The Hungarians and Europe in the 9th-10th centuries.Budapest: Historia - MTA Történettudományi Intézete, p. 33.ISBN 963-8312-67-X.

Gregorian calendar	959 CMLIX
Ab urbe condita	1712
Armenian calendar	408 ԹՎ ՆԸ
Assyrian calendar	5709
Balinese saka calendar	880–881
Bengali calendar	366
Berber calendar	1909
Buddhist calendar	1503
Burmese calendar	321
Byzantine calendar	6467–6468
Chinese calendar	Mậu ngọNăm (EarthHorse) 3656 or 3449 — to — Mình chưa năm (EarthGoat) 3657 or 3450
Coptic calendar	675–676
Discordian calendar	2125
Ethiopian calendar	951–952
Hebrew calendar	4719–4720
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	1015–1016
-Shaka Samvat	880–881
-Kali Yuga	4059–4060
Holocene calendar	10959
Iranian calendar	337–338
Islamic calendar	347–348
Japanese calendar	Tentoku3 ( thiên đức ３ năm )
Javanese calendar	859–860
Julian calendar	959 CMLIX
Korean calendar	3292
Minguo calendar	953 beforeROC Dân trước 953 năm
Nanakshahi calendar	−509
Seleucid era	1270/1271AG
Thai solar calendar	1501–1502
Tibetan calendar	Dương thổ mã năm (male Earth-Horse) 1085 or 704 or −68 — to — Âm thổ dương năm (female Earth-Goat) 1086 or 705 or −67