957
This article is about the year 957. For the number, see 957 (number). For the Canadian news talk radio station, see News 957.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 9th century – 10th century – 11th century |
| Decades: | 920s 930s 940s – 950s – 960s 970s 980s |
| Years: | 954 955 956 – 957 – 958 959 960 |
| 957 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 957 CMLVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1710 |
| Armenian calendar | 406 ԹՎ ՆԶ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5707 |
| Bengali calendar | 364 |
| Berber calendar | 1907 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1501 |
| Burmese calendar | 319 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6465–6466 |
| Chinese calendar | 丙辰年 (Fire Dragon) 3653 or 3593 — to — 丁巳年 (Fire Snake) 3654 or 3594 |
| Coptic calendar | 673–674 |
| Discordian calendar | 2123 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 949–950 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4717–4718 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1013–1014 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 879–880 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4058–4059 |
| Holocene calendar | 10957 |
| Iranian calendar | 335–336 |
| Islamic calendar | 345–346 |
| Japanese calendar | Tenryaku 11 / Tentoku 1 (天徳元年) |
| Julian calendar | 957 CMLVII |
| Korean calendar | 3290 |
| Minguo calendar | 955 before ROC 民前955年 |
| Seleucid era | 1268/1269 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1499–1500 |
Year 957 (CMLVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Asia
- The Chandra Hindu Dynasty ends, thus beginning a time of chaos in areas belonging to modern-day India.
- Japan: The Tenryaku Era ends, and the Tentoku Era begins.
By topic
Religion
- Olga of Kiev converts to the Eastern Orthodox Church from paganism beliefs.
Births
- Gormlaith of Lienster, wife of Olaf Cuarran, Malachy II and Brian Boru
Deaths
- January 16 – Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ali al-Madhara'i, senior official of the Tulunid, Abbasid and Ikhshidid dynasties (b. 871)
- September 6 – Liudolf, Duke of Swabia
References
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