801

This article is about the year 801. For the number, see 801 (number). For other uses, see 801 (disambiguation).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	8th century 9th century 10th century
Decades:	780s 790s 800s 810s 820s
Years:	798 799 800 801 802 803 804

801 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	801 DCCCI
Ab urbe condita	1554
Armenian calendar	250 ԹՎ ՄԾ
Assyrian calendar	5551
Balinese saka calendar	722–723
Bengali calendar	207–208
Berber calendar	1751
Buddhist calendar	1345
Burmese calendar	163
Byzantine calendar	6309–6310
Chinese calendar	庚辰年 (Metal Dragon) 3498 or 3291     — to — 辛巳年 (Metal Snake) 3499 or 3292
Coptic calendar	517–518
Discordian calendar	1967
Ethiopian calendar	793–794
Hebrew calendar	4561–4562
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	857–858
- Shaka Samvat	722–723
- Kali Yuga	3901–3902
Holocene calendar	10801
Iranian calendar	179–180
Islamic calendar	184–185
Japanese calendar	Enryaku 20 (延暦２０年)
Javanese calendar	696–697
Julian calendar	801 DCCCI
Korean calendar	3134
Minguo calendar	1111 before ROC 民前1111年
Nanakshahi calendar	−667
Seleucid era	1112/1113 AG
Thai solar calendar	1343–1344
Tibetan calendar	阳金龙年 (male Iron-Dragon) 927 or 546 or −226     — to — 阴金蛇年 (female Iron-Snake) 928 or 547 or −225

Year 801 (DCCCI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 801st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 801st year of the 1st millennium, the 1st year of the 9th century, and the 2nd year of the 800s decade.

Events

By place

Europe

• April 3 – King Louis the Pious, son of Charlemagne, captures Barcelona after a siege of several months. Bera is appointed first count of Barcelona.
• April 29 – Earthquake in Rome and Spoleto.[1]
• Emperor Charlemagne formally cedes Nordalbian territory (modern-day Schleswig-Holstein) to the pagan Obotrites (allies of the Carolingian Empire).[2]

Britain

• King Eardwulf of Northumbria leads an army into Mercia against his rival, Coenwulf, in order to flush out other claimants to the Northumbrian throne.
• A synod appears to have been held at Chelsea, as an extant charter (Sawyer 158) records a confirmation of a land grant by Coenwulf, the king of Mercia that was part of the council's proceedings.[3]

By topic

Religion

• Rabanus Maurus, Frankish Benedictine monk, takes his vows in the monastery of Fulda and receives ordination as a deacon.

Births

• September 8 – Ansgar, Frankish monk and archbishop (d. 865)
• June 17 – Drogo of Metz, illegitimate son of Charlemagne
• Al-Kindi, Muslim philosopher and polymath (approximate date)
• Waldrada of Worms, Frankish Duchess, married to Conrad II
• Wang Chengyuan, general of the Tang Dynasty (d. 834)

Deaths

• Heathoberht, Bishop of London
• Rabia Basri, Muslim Sufi mystic and saint (b. 717)

References

1. Guidoboni et al. 2018.
2. Nicolle 2014, p. 21.
3. Cubitt, Catherine (1995). Anglo-Saxon Church Councils c.650–c.850. London: Leicester University Press. p. 279. ISBN 0-7185-1436-X.

Sources

• Guidoboni, E.; Ferrari, G.; Mariotti, D.; Comastri, A.; Tarabusi, G.; Sgattoni, G.; Valensise, G. (2018). "801 04 29, 20:00 Roma (Italy)". Catalogo dei Forti Terremoti in Italia (461 a.C.–1997) e nell'area Mediterranea (760 a.C.–1500). Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia.
• Nicolle, David (2014). The Conquest of Saxony AD 782–785. ISBN 978-1-78200-825-5.