960

Years: 956 957 958 959 - 960 - 961 962 963 964

Decades: 930s 940s 950s - 960s - 970s 980s 990s

Centuries: 9th century - 10th century - 11th century

Events

• Edgar the Peaceable crowned King of England. Dunstan became Archbishop of Canterbury and Edgar's chief adviser. He reformed monasteries and enforced the rule of St Benedict: Poverty, Chastity and Obedience for monks. He attempted to impose celibacy on the secular clergy without noticeable success. Dunstan actively encouraged the Danes to integrate with the English.

Births

• Aimoin, French chronicler (+ 1010)
• Prince Constantine, later Emperor Constantine VIII of the Byzantine Empire.

Deaths