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| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 8th century – 9th century – 10th century |
| Decades: | 850s 860s 870s – 880s – 890s 900s 910s |
| Years: | 882 883 884 – 885 – 886 887 888 |
| 885 by topic | |
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| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 885 DCCCLXXXV |
| Ab urbe condita | 1638 |
| Armenian calendar | 334 ԹՎ ՅԼԴ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5635 |
| Bengali calendar | 292 |
| Berber calendar | 1835 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1429 |
| Burmese calendar | 247 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6393–6394 |
| Chinese calendar | 甲辰年 (Wood Dragon) 3581 or 3521 — to — 乙巳年 (Wood Snake) 3582 or 3522 |
| Coptic calendar | 601–602 |
| Discordian calendar | 2051 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 877–878 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4645–4646 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 941–942 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 807–808 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3986–3987 |
| Holocene calendar | 10885 |
| Iranian calendar | 263–264 |
| Islamic calendar | 271–272 |
| Japanese calendar | Gangyō 9 / Ninna 1 (仁和元年) |
| Julian calendar | 885 DCCCLXXXV |
| Korean calendar | 3218 |
| Minguo calendar | 1027 before ROC 民前1027年 |
| Seleucid era | 1196/1197 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1427–1428 |
Year 885 (DCCCLXXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Asia
- 5 or 6 April – The Battle of Tawahin between Abbasids and Tulunids results in a decisive Tulunid victory and ends the Abbasid attempt to recover Syria from the Tulunids.
Europe
- The Vikings besiege Paris.
- Godfrith, the Sea King is killed in Lobith. The Vikings lose control of most of the modern Netherlands.
- Oldest known mention of Baky, Azerbaijan.
By topic
Religion
- September – Pope Stephen V (also referred to as Stephen VI) succeeds Pope Adrian III as the 110th pope.
Births
Deaths
- April 6 – Saint Methodius, bishop and Bible translator
- June – Godfrith, the Sea King
- July – Pope Adrian III
- July/August – Sulayman ibn Wahb, Abbasid vizier
