Chronology of Notable Deaths

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Last updated: 2023 December 20.


705

January 11
  • John VI dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

708

February 4
  • Sisinnius, Greek-Syrian pope (708, 20 days), dies. [1]

709

April 24
  • Wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about age 76. [1]
May 25
  • Aldhelmus of Ealdhelm, England, abbot/bishop/poet/saint, dies at about age 69. [1]

711

April 14
  • Childebert III, king of French, dies at about age 27. [1]
November 4
  • Death of Roman Emperor Justinian II. [452.70] (December 11 [1])

714

December 16
  • Pippin II of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies. [1]

715

April 9
  • Constantine I, Greek/Syrian Pope (708-15), dies. [1]

727

May 30
  • Hubertus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht/saint, dies at about age 72. [1]

729

April 24
  • Egbertus, English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at age 89. [1]

731

February 11
  • Gregory II, Greek-Syrian Pope, dies. [1]

735

May 26
  • Beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about age 62. [1]

743

February 6
  • Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, tenth Muslim caliph, dies at about age 52. [1]

752

March 15
  • Zachary Greek/Italian Pope (741-52), dies. [1]
March 26
  • Pope Stephen II dies only four days after his election. [1]

757

April 26
  • Stephen II Pope (752-57), dies. [1]

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766

March 6
  • Chrodegang, church reformer/bishop of Mainz, dies at about age 50. [1]

771

December 4
  • Karloman II, French king of Burgundy, dies at about age 20. [1]

772

January 24
  • Stephen III dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

779

February 25
  • Walburgis, Anglo-Saxon abbess/saint (Walpurgis Night), dies. [1]

795

December 25
  • Adrian I Italian Pope (772-95), dies. [1]

804

May 19
  • Alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours, France, at age 69. [1]

809

March 24
  • Harun al-Rashid, caliph of the Abbasid empire (786-809), dies at age 44. [1]
March 26
  • Liudger, missionary/first bishop of Münster/saint, dies at about age 66. [1]

810

July 8
  • Pepin, son of Charlemagne, king of Italy, dies. [1]

811

December 4
  • Charles, eldest son of emperor Charles the Great, dies at about age 39. [1]

814

January 28
  • Charlemagne, German emperor/Roman Emperor (800-814), dies at age 71. [1]

817

January 24
  • Stefanus IV [V/Colonna] dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope (816-17). [1]

818

April 17
  • King Bernhard I of Italy dies. [1]

820

January 20
  • Abu Abdallah M ibn Idris al-Sjafi'i, Islamic (Book of Mother), dies. [1]
December 25
  • Leo V the Armenian, Byzantine general/Emperor (813-20), murdered. [1]

821

February 11
  • Benedict of Aniane, saint, dies. [1]

824

February 11
  • Paschal I, Italian Catholic Pope (817-24), dies. [1]

828

April 5
  • Nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about age 77. [1]

838

December 13
  • King Pippijn I of Aquitania dies. [1]

840

March 14
  • Eginhard, French nobleman/biographer (Vita Karoli Magni), dies at age 69. [1]

842

January 20
  • Theophilus, Byzantine kaiser (829-42), dies. [1]
March 20
  • Alfonso II the Chaste, king of Asturia (791-842), dies. [1]

843

April 19
  • Judith, French empress/second wife of Louis de Vrome, dies. [1]

847

January 27
  • Sergius II dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope (844-847). [1]

852

April 29
  • Amalarius/Fortunatus/Symphosius of Metz/Lyon, bishop, dies at age 76. [1]

856

February 4
  • Hrabanus Maurus, archbishop of Mainz, dies. [1]

858

January 13
  • Aethelwolf, king of Wessex (Battle at Aclea), dies. [1]
April 17
  • Benedict III dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope (855-58). [1]

865

February 3
  • Ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German first (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies. [1]

866

January 10
  • Lin-chi I-hsuan [J Rinzai Gigen], Zen teacher, dies. [1]
May 27
  • King Ordoño I of Asturia (850-66) dies. [1]

867

February 11
  • Theodora the Saint, beauty queen/empress of Byzantine, dies. [1]
November 13
  • Saint Nicholas I (the Great) dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope (858-67). [1]

869

February 14
  • Cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies. [1]

871

April 23
  • Ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies. [1]

872

December 14
  • Adrian II, Italian Pope (867-72)/last married pope, dies at about age 80. [1]

875

December 16
  • Ado of Vienne, French archbishop of Vienne, dies at about age 75. [1]

879

January 21
  • Boudouin with the Iron Arm, Earl of Flanders, dies. [1]
April 10
  • Louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies. [1]

882

January 20
  • Louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies. [1]
December 16
  • John VIII dies, ending his reign as Italian Catholic Pope (872-82). [1]

883

March 8
  • Albumasar [Ahmad Aboe M Gafar al-Balkhi], Arabic astronomer, dies. [1]

884

May 15
  • Marinus I [Martinus II] dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope (882-84). [1]
December 12
  • Carloman, co-king of France (879, 882-884), dies. [1]

885

April 6
  • Methodius, Greek apostle of the slaves/archbishop of Sirmium, dies. [1]

888

January 13
  • Charles III, the Fat One, King of Franconia/Roman emperor, dies. [1]

891

February 6
  • Photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies. [1]

896

April 4
  • Formosus dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope (891-896). [1]

898

January 1
  • Odo, Earl of Paris/king of France (888-898), dies at about age 39. [1]

899

December 8
  • Arnulf of Carinthia, last emperor of Austria-France, dies. [1]

900

October 28
  • Alfred the Great, English monarch, dies. [1] (October 26, 901 [1])

910

December 20
  • Alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies. [1]

911

April 14
  • Sergius III, Italian Pope (904-11), dies. [1]

912

April 6
  • Nottker, "the Stamelaar", benedictine monk/poet, dies at about age 71. [1]
May 12
  • Leo VI Sophos, Byzantine Emperor (886-912), dies at age 45. [1]

918

December 21
  • Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies. [1] (December 23 [1])

922

March 27
  • Al-Hallaj al-Mughith-al-Hsayn Mansur, Persian mystic, beheaded at age 64. [1]

923

February 16
  • Abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, Islamic historian, dies at age 83. [1]

924

April 7
  • Emperor Berengarius I of Italy murdered. [1]

942

May 16
  • Saadiah Gaon head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies. [1]

946

May 25
  • Edmund the Older king of Wessex/England (939-46), dies. [1]

947

April 10
  • Hugo van Arles count of Arles/king of Italy, dies. [1]

956

February 17
  • Hugo the Great earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about age 55. [1]

962

January 1
  • Boudouin III count of Flanders, dies. [1]

963

March 15
  • Romanus II Byzantine emperor (959-63), dies at age 25. [1]

964

May 14
  • John XII [Octavianus] Pope (955-64), dies. [1]

965

March 1
  • Leo VIII Italian (anti-)Pope (963-65), dies. [1]
March 27
  • Arnulf I the Elder/the Great, count of Flanders (918-65), dies. [1]

969

January 29
  • Peter tsar of Bulgaria (927-69), dies. [1]
December 10
  • Nicephorus II Phocas Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered. [1]

973

January 14
  • Ekkehard I monk of Saint Gallen (Vita Waltharii manu fortis), dies. [1]
May 7
  • Otto I the Great Holy Roman Emperor (962-973), dies at age 60. [1]

974

April 25
  • Ratherius of Verona/Liege bishop/abbot, dies at about age 84. [1]

975

December 27
  • Balderik bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies. [1]

976

January 10
  • John I Tzimisces co-emperor of Byzantium (969-76), dies at age 51. [1]

978

March 18
  • Edward the Martyr, King of Anglo-Saxons (975-78)/st, murdered at age 15. [1]
  • Saint Edward the Martyr king of Anglo-Saxons (975-78) dies. [1]

981

June 19
  • Death of Saint Adalbert von Magdeburg; established Christianity in Russia in 961, Bishop of Magdeburg. [37]

983

December 7
  • Otto II the Red German king/emperor (973-83), dies at about age 28. [1]

986

March 2
  • Lotharius King of France (954-86), dies at age 44. [1]

987

May 21
  • Louis V last Carlovingians King of France (966-987), dies. [1]
May 22
  • Louis V le Faineant the Lazy, king of France (986-87), poisoned at age 20. [1]

988

March 30
  • Arnulf II count of Flanders (965-988), dies. [1]
May 19
  • Dunstan[us] English archbishop of Canterbury, dies. [1]

990

April 23
  • Ekkehart II [Palatinus] monk to St-Gallen/poet, dies. [1]

997

April 23
  • Vojtech "Adalbert" of Prague second bishop of Prague/apostle, dies at age 40. [1]

999

February 18
  • Gregory V [Bruno] first German Pope, dies. [1]
December 16
  • Adelheid the Saint German empress of Otto I/saint, dies at about age 68. [1]

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