890s
The 890s was the decade that started on January 1, 890 and ended on December 31, 899.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
| Centuries: | 8th century – 9th century – 10th century |
| Decades: | 860s 870s 880s – 890s – 900s 910s 920s |
| Years: | 890 891 892 893 894 895 896 897 898 899 |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
Events
- 891 – Battle of Leuven (891) between the Franks and the Vikings
- 893 December 28 – An earthquake destroys the city of Dvin in Armenia.
- Byzantine–Bulgarian war of 894–896
- 896 April – Pope Boniface VI succeeds Pope Formosus as the 112th pope.
- 896 May – Pope Stephen VI (also referred to as Stephen VII) succeeds Pope Boniface VI as the 113th pope.
- 897 August – Pope Romanus succeeds Pope Stephen VI as the 114th pope.
- 897 November – Pope Romanus is deposed.
- 897 December – Pope Theodore II succeeds Pope Romanus as the 115th pope, but dies twenty days later.
- 897 – Emperor Uda of Japan is succeeded by Emperor Daigo.
- 898 January – Pope John IX succeeds Theodore II as the 116th pope.
- 899 - Edward the Elder becomes King of Wessex.
Deaths
- Alfred the Great – 899
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