870 (DCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 870th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 870th year of the 1st millennium, the 70th year of the 9th century, and the 1st year of the 870s decade. As of the start of 870, the Gregorian calendar was 4 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 8th century – 9th century – 10th century |
| Decades: | 840s 850s 860s – 870s – 880s 890s 900s |
| Years: | 867 868 869 – 870 – 871 872 873 |
| Gregorian calendar | 870 DCCCLXX |
| Ab urbe condita | 1623 |
| Armenian calendar | 319 ԹՎ ՅԺԹ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5620 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 791–792 |
| Bengali calendar | 277 |
| Berber calendar | 1820 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1414 |
| Burmese calendar | 232 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6378–6379 |
| Chinese calendar | 己丑年 (Earth Ox) 3566 or 3506 — to — 庚寅年 (Metal Tiger) 3567 or 3507 |
| Coptic calendar | 586–587 |
| Discordian calendar | 2036 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 862–863 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4630–4631 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 926–927 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 791–792 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3970–3971 |
| Holocene calendar | 10870 |
| Iranian calendar | 248–249 |
| Islamic calendar | 256–257 |
| Japanese calendar | Jōgan 12 (貞観１２年) |
| Javanese calendar | 767–768 |
| Julian calendar | 870 DCCCLXX |
| Korean calendar | 3203 |
| Minguo calendar | 1042 before ROC 民前1042年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −598 |
| Seleucid era | 1181/1182 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1412–1413 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴土牛年 (female Earth-Ox) 996 or 615 or −157 — to — 阳金虎年 (male Iron-Tiger) 997 or 616 or −156 |
By place
Europe
- Prague Castle is founded.
- The Great Summer Army invades England. It is led by Bagsecg. They conquers East Anglia.
- August 8 – Treaty of Meerssen: Charles the Bald and Louis the German divide Lotharingia among themselves.
- December 31 – The Danes are defeated by a Saxon army at Englefield, Berkshire. It is the first of a series of battles between Wessex and the Danes.
- Malta is conquered by Arabs from Sicily.
- Borivoj becomes duke of Bohemia.
- Charles the Bald marries Richilde.
By topic
Religion
- Michael II succeeds Michael I as Patriarch of Alexandria.
- The Autonomous Bulgarian Archbishopric is made.
- February 28 – The Fourth Council of Constantinople ends.
- Al-Farabi, Persian philosopher and scientist
- Zwentibold, King of Lotharingia
- November 20 – King Edmund of East Anglia
- al-Bukhari, Persian hadith compiler
- Al-Kindi, philosopher
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