963 36297 222872656 2008-07-01T15:00:57Z Dimboukas 4717617 {{year nav|963}} {{M1YearInTopic}} __NOTOC__ ==Events== ===By Place=== ====Asia==== * [[Turkic peoples|Turkish]] [[Khan (title)|Khan]] [[Sebük Tigin]] establishes his empire in modern day [[Afghanistan]]. * The Nanping State is forced to surrender when invaded by [[Song Dynasty]] armies. * The [[Song Dynasty]] Chinese government attempts to ban the practice of [[cremation]]; despite this decree, the lower and middle classes continue to cremate their dead, until the government resolves the problem in the 12th century by establishing public [[graveyard]]s for [[pauper]]s. ====Byzantine Empire==== * [[Nicephorus I]] [[Phocas]] marries [[Theophano (10th century)]], widow of [[Emperor]] [[Romanus II]]. * The [[Great Lavra|Monastery of Great Lavra]] at [[Mount Athos]] is founded by [[Athanasius the Athonite]]. ====Europe==== * [[Holy Roman Emperor]] [[Otto I the Great|Otto I]] defeats [[Mieszko I of Poland]], compelling him to pay tribute. * [[Luxembourg]] is founded. ===By Topic=== ====Religion==== * [[December 6]] — [[Pope Leo VIII]] begins papacy as the 131st [[pope]], a reign which initially runs concurrently with [[Pope John XII]]. ==Births== * [[Li Jiqian]], [[Tangut]] [[jiedushi]] who ruled the new [[Western Xia Dynasty]] in northwestern [[China]] (d. [[1004]]) ==Deaths== * [[April 3]] — [[William III of Aquitaine|William III, Duke of Aquitaine]] * [[Romanus II]], [[Byzantine Emperor]] (b. [[939]]) [[Category:963]] [[af:963]] [[am:963 እ.ኤ.አ.]] [[ar:963]] [[an:963]] [[ast:963]] [[az:963]] [[bn:৯৬৩]] [[map-bms:963]] [[be:963]] [[be-x-old:963]] [[bh:९६३]] [[bs:963]] [[br:963]] [[bg:963]] [[ca:963]] [[cv:963]] [[cs:963]] [[co:963]] [[cy:963]] [[da:963]] [[de:963]] [[et:963]] [[el:963]] [[es:963]] [[eo:963]] [[eu:963]] [[fr:963]] [[gd:963]] [[gl:963]] [[ko:963년]] [[hi:963]] [[hr:963.]] [[io:963]] [[bpy:মারি ৯৬৩]] [[id:963]] [[it:963]] [[he:963]] [[jv:963]] [[ka:963]] [[csb:963]] [[sw:963]] [[ht:963 (almanak jilyen)]] [[la:963]] [[lb:963]] [[lmo:963]] [[hu:963]] [[mk:963]] [[mi:963]] [[mr:इ.स. ९६३]] [[ms:963]] [[nah:963]] [[nl:963]] [[new:९६३]] [[ja:963年]] [[nap:963]] [[no:963]] [[nn:963]] [[nrm:963]] [[oc:963]] [[uz:963]] [[pi:९६३]] [[pl:963]] [[pt:963]] [[ksh:Joohr 963]] [[ro:963]] [[ru:963 год]] [[sa:९६३]] [[sq:963]] [[scn:963]] [[sk:963]] [[sl:963]] [[sr:963]] [[su:963]] [[fi:963]] [[sv:963]] [[tt:963]] [[th:พ.ศ. 1506]] [[tr:963]] [[uk:963]] [[vec:963]] [[zh-yue:963年]] [[zh:963年]]