867 - Definition and Overview

Events

• September: Basil I becomes sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire.
• September: Patriarch Photius I of Constantinople is removed from office and banished; Ignatius is patriarch of Constantinople once again.
• 14 December: Adrian II becomes pope.

Births

• Emperor Uda of Japan
• Gyeon Hwon, later king of Hubaekje

Deaths

• September: Michael III, emperor of Byzantium (assassinated)
• Pope Nicholas I
• Kassia, poet and composer