856

Asia

 * Year of the begins in January. (Chinese Zodiac)
 * — Another deadly strikes, , killing 200,000 people.
 * November — in, Greece, kills an estimated 45,000

Europe

 * usurps the throne of from his father
 * said to have begun the repopulation of the town of

Byzantine Empire

 * becomes regent for the

Births

 * , ethnic who became a prominent  of the Chinese  (d. )

Deaths

 * —, born c. 800; died at Le Mans