963

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	9th century – 10th century – 11th century
Decades:	930s  940s  950s  – 960s –  970s  980s  990s
Years:	960 961 962 – 963 – 964 965 966

963 Media

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  Emperor Nikephoros II (c. 912–969)

963 (CMLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 963rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 963rd year of the 1st millennium, the 63rd year of the 10th century, and the 4th year of the 960s decade. As of the start of 963, the Gregorian calendar was 5 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

• Sebük Tigin starts his empire in modern-day Afghanistan
• The Nanping State has to surrender when invaded by Song Dynasty armies
• The Song Dynasty Chinese government tries to ban the practice of cremation
• Holy Roman Emperor Otto I defeats Mieszko I of Poland
• Luxembourg is founded
• December 6 – Pope Leo VIII becomes the 131st pope

Births

• Li Jiqian, Tangut jiedushi who ruled the new Western Xia Dynasty in northwestern China (d. 1004)

Deaths

• March 15 – Romanos II, Byzantine Emperor (b. 939)
• April 3 – William III, Duke of Aquitaine
• April 18 – Stephen Lekapenos, co-emperor of Byzantium in 924–945