946 Explained
Year 946 (CMXLVI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
England
Arabian Empire
Japan
By topic
Religion
- Summer - Pope Marinus II dies at Rome after a four-year reign. He is succeeded by Agapetus II and elected with the support of the Roman despot Alberic II. Agapetus is installed as the 129th pope of the Catholic Church.
Volcanology
Births
Deaths
- January 26 - Eadgyth, queen consort of Germany (b. 910)
- May 17 - Al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah, Fatimid caliph (b. 893)
- May 26 - Edmund I, king of England (b. 921)
- June 4 - Guaimar II (Gybbosus), Lombard prince
- July 24 - Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid, ruler of Egypt (b. 882)
- November 26 - Li Congyan, Chinese general (b. 898)
- Abu Bakr bin Yahya al-Suli, Abbasid scholar and chess player (b. 880)
- Abu Bakr Shibli, Persian official and Sufi (b. 861)
- Cormacan Eigeas, Irish poet (approximate date)
- Daniel Ben Moses al-Kumisi, Jewish scholar
- Ibrahim ibn Sinan, Abbasid mathematician (b. 908)
- John of Rila, Bulgarian hermit (approximate date)
- Marinus II, pope of the Catholic Church
- Rachilidis, Swiss Benedictine hermit and saint
Notes and References
- Book: McKitterick, Rosamond. The Frankish Kingdoms under the Carolingians. Addison-Wesley Longman. 1983. 978-0-582-49005-5. 317. Rosamond McKitterick.
- K. Halloran, "A Murder at Pucklechurch: The Death of King Edmund I, 26 May 946". Midland History, Volume 40. Issue 1 (Spring 2015), pp. 120–129.
- Book: Lawrence-Mathers . Anne . Escobar-Vargas . Carolina . Magic and medieval society . 2014 . Routledge . 9781408270509 . 23.