944
Appearance
Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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Centuries: | 9th century–10th century–11th century |
Decades: | 910s920s930s–940s–950s960s970s |
Years: | 941942943–944–945946947 |
Gregorian calendar | 944 CMXLIV |
Ab urbe condita | 1697 |
Armenian calendar | 393 ԹՎ ՅՂԳ |
Assyrian calendar | 5694 |
Balinese saka calendar | 865–866 |
Bengali calendar | 351 |
Berber calendar | 1894 |
Buddhist calendar | 1488 |
Burmese calendar | 306 |
Byzantine calendar | 6452–6453 |
Chinese calendar | Quý mãoNăm(WaterRabbit) 3640 or 3580 — to — Giáp thần năm(WoodDragon) 3641 or 3581 |
Coptic calendar | 660–661 |
Discordian calendar | 2110 |
Ethiopian calendar | 936–937 |
Hebrew calendar | 4704–4705 |
Hindu calendars | |
-Vikram Samvat | 1000–1001 |
-Shaka Samvat | 865–866 |
-Kali Yuga | 4044–4045 |
Holocene calendar | 10944 |
Iranian calendar | 322–323 |
Islamic calendar | 332–333 |
Japanese calendar | Tengyō7 ( thiên khánh 7 năm ) |
Javanese calendar | 844–845 |
Julian calendar | 944 CMXLIV |
Korean calendar | 3277 |
Minguo calendar | 968 beforeROC Dân trước 968 năm |
Nanakshahi calendar | −524 |
Seleucid era | 1255/1256AG |
Thai solar calendar | 1486–1487 |
Tibetan calendar | Âm thủy thỏ năm (female Water-Rabbit) 1070 or 689 or −83 — to — Dương mộc long năm (male Wood-Dragon) 1071 or 690 or −82 |
944(CMXLIV) was aleap year starting on Mondayof theJulian calendar,the 944th year of theCommon Era(CE) andAnno Domini(AD) designations, the 944th year of the1st millennium,the 44th year of the10th century,and the 5th year of the940sdecade. As of the start of 944, the Gregorian calendar was 5 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
[change|change source]- The city ofAlgiersis (re)founded by theZiridkingBuluggin ibn Ziri.
- Abu Yazidstarts a rebellion against theFatimidsin theAuresMountains.
- TheAl-Askari Mosqueis built inSamarra.
- KingEdmund I of EnglandtakesNorthumbriafrom theVikings.
- EmperorRomanos I Lekapenosis deposed asByzantine emperor.It was by his own sons,Stephen LekapenosandConstantine Lekapenos.
Births
[change|change source]Deaths
[change|change source]- Flaithbertach mac Inmainén,abbot of Inis Cathaig, Ireland
- Wilgred of Lindisfarne,Bishop of Lindisfarne
- Abu Mansur Al Maturidi,Muslim theologian
- Ngo Quyen,Vietnamese prefect and general
- Wichmann the Elder,Saxon nobleman
- Donnchad Donn,King of Ireland