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What Happened in 835 AD

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Major Events

  • Nov 1 Pope Gregory IV decrees All Saints Day a holy day of obligation for the Catholic religion
  • Dec 14 Chinese Emperor Wenzong conspires with chancellor Li Xun and general Zheng Zhu to kill all the eunuchs, but the plot is foiled. Also known as the Sweet Dew Incident

Who Died in 835 AD

  • Apr 22 Kūkai, Japanese Buddhist monk and poet (founded Shingon school of Buddhism), dies at 60
  • Nov 27 Muhammad at-Taqi, Muslim Shia Imam, dies at 24


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