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| ARTICLES RELATED TO 960 | | | | |  960: Encyclopedia II - Timeline of fictional historical events - 20th century
Timeline of fictional historical events - 1900s.
Santa Claus ages to peak of maturity (with white hair and long beard); declares Christmas Eve as his annual day to deliver presents (Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town television special)
Some time in this decade, a Rutan spacecraft lands near Worthing. (Doctor Who - Horror of Fang Rock).
Date of departure of Time Traveler in The Time Machine, according to George Pal.
Birth of several major characters in t ...
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| | | | | 960: Encyclopedia II - Lviv - Education L'viv is one of the most important education centres of Ukraine. It is home to three major universities and a number of smaller schools of higher education. There are 8 institutes of the National Science Academy of Ukraine, more than 40 research institutes, 3 academies and 11 state-owned colleges.
The most important are:
University of Lviv (Львівський національний університет імені Івана Франка)
Lviv Polytechnic ...
See also:Lviv, Lviv - Geography, Lviv - Location, Lviv - Climate, Lviv - History, Lviv - Early history, Lviv - Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Lviv - Decline of the Commonwealth, Lviv - Partitions, Lviv - 20th century, Lviv - Government, Lviv - Administrative division, Lviv - Public Transportation, Lviv - Buses, Lviv - Tramways, Lviv - Trolleybuses, Lviv - Railway, Lviv - Airports, Lviv - Culture, Lviv - Museums and art galleries, Lviv - Sport, Lviv - Films and books featuring Lviv, Lviv - Education, Lviv - Tourist attractions, Lviv - Famous Leopolitans Read more here: » Lviv: Encyclopedia II - Lviv - Education |
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| | | | | 960: Encyclopedia II - Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1100-1199 1114: Infant Scottish heir Malcolm is murdered by a priest
1124 or 1127: First documentary evidence of a "church of the community or burgh of Edin"
c1125: David I founds burgh
1128: David I founds Holyrood Abbey
1162: Edinburgh is the caput of the Lothian sheriffdom
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See also:Timeline of Edinburgh history, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1-999, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1000-1099, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1100-1199, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1200-1299, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1300-1399, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1400-1499, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1500-1599, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1600-1699, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1700-1799, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1800-1899, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1900-1999, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 2000-2005, Timeline of Edinburgh history - Sources Read more here: » Timeline of Edinburgh history: Encyclopedia II - Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1100-1199 |
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| | | | | 960: Encyclopedia II - Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1500-1599 1500: Edinburgh pays 60% of Scotland's customs revenue
1503: James IV marries Margaret Tudor
1505: Royal College of Surgeons founded
1507: James IV grants a patent for the first printing press in Scotland to Walter Chapman and Andrew Myllar
1513: Defeat at Flodden leads to a new southern wall being begun
1520: Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus, seizes control of the city; Edinburgh is the "seat of courts of justice"
1523: City has fourteen craft guilds
1528: James V enters city with an army, to ...
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| | | | | 960: Encyclopedia II - Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1600-1699 1600: Gladstone's Land, 6-storey tenement in Lawnmarket, is built; there are twelve roads out of Edinburgh
1602: Greyfriars Kirk is begun
1603: The headquarters of the Scottish Post Office is in Edinburgh - there is another post office in the Canongate; William Mayne makes golf clubs for James VI;
1604: The Laird of MacGregor and fourteen others are hanged for the Colquhoun massacre
1610: First factories spring up in Dalry
1610-1621: Andrew Hart is a busy publisher; they publish Napier's book of logs
1613: Lord ...
See also:Timeline of Edinburgh history, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1-999, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1000-1099, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1100-1199, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1200-1299, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1300-1399, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1400-1499, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1500-1599, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1600-1699, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1700-1799, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1800-1899, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1900-1999, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 2000-2005, Timeline of Edinburgh history - Sources Read more here: » Timeline of Edinburgh history: Encyclopedia II - Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1600-1699 |
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| | | | | 960: Encyclopedia II - Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1400-1499 1400: Henry IV attempts to storm castle when Robert III refuses homage
1437: Edinburgh becomes the capital of Scotland
1440: The Earl of Douglas and his brother are murdered at the castle by William Crichton
1440s: Edinburgh has 47% of Scottish wool trade
c1449: Cordiners (shoemakers) is incorporated
1450: There is a defensive wall around the city
1455-1458: Greyfriars (Franciscan) friary is founded
1457: The 508mm siege gun "Mons Meg" is received at castle; there are goldsmiths in the city
1458: Edinburgh has one of three supreme courts in ...
See also:Timeline of Edinburgh history, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1-999, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1000-1099, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1100-1199, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1200-1299, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1300-1399, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1400-1499, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1500-1599, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1600-1699, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1700-1799, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1800-1899, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1900-1999, Timeline of Edinburgh history - 2000-2005, Timeline of Edinburgh history - Sources Read more here: » Timeline of Edinburgh history: Encyclopedia II - Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1400-1499 |
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| | | | | 960: Encyclopedia II - Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1300-1399 1314: Edinburgh castle captured by Thomas Randolph, Earl of Moray
1325: Robert the Bruce makes Edinburgh capital of Scotland
1326-1331: Edinburgh's contribution to Scottish burgh taxes is 15%, half that of Aberdeen
1328: A treaty is signed guaranteeing Scottish independence
1329: Bruce makes the town a burgh, and establishes a port at Leith
1330: Wall between High Street and Cowgate is first mentioned; castle is demolished by David II
1334: Scotland loses major port of Berwick to the English, Edinburgh's importa ...
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| | | | | 960: Encyclopedia II - Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1200-1299 1230: Alexander II founds large Dominican friary; a hospital is also open
1274: Lothian is an archdeaconry of St Andrews
1296: Edinburgh is again held by the English, and strongly fortified
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| | | | | 960: Encyclopedia II - Timeline of Edinburgh history - 1000-1099 1020: Malcolm II permanently annexes Edinburgh to Scotland
1074: Refortification of the castle and city begins under Malcolm III
1093: Queen Margaret dies at fort on "hill of Agned", regarded as a royal castle - St Margaret's chapel is built soon afterwards
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| | | | | | 960: Encyclopedia II - Nicephorus II - Later campaigns During his reign he continued to wage numerous wars. From 964-966 he definitely conquered Cilicia and again overran Mesopotamia and Syria, while the patrician Nicetas recovered Cyprus. In 968 he reduced most of the fortresses in Syria, and after the fall of Antioch and Aleppo (969), which were recaptured by his lieutenants, secured his conquests by a peace. On his northern frontier he began a war against the Bulgars, to whom the Byzantines had of late been paying tribute (967), and by instigating an attack from Svyatoslav I ...
See also:Nicephorus II, Nicephorus II - Early exploits, Nicephorus II - Ascension to the throne, Nicephorus II - Later campaigns, Nicephorus II - Civil administration Read more here: » Nicephorus II: Encyclopedia II - Nicephorus II - Later campaigns |
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| | | | | 960: Encyclopedia II - Rukn al-Daula - Struggle for power In around 928, Hasan's brother 'Ali joined the services of Makan, who was the Samanid governor of Ray. 'Ali then managed to gain military positions for Hasan and another brother named Ahmad. At the time, Hasan was about thirty years old. When Makan attacked his Samanid overlords and was subsequently defeated by the Ziyarid prince Mardavij, the brothers transferred their allegiance to the latter.
In the following years, 'Ali repudiated his subservience to Mardavij and, after some time, managed to create an empire in Fars. During this t ...
See also:Rukn al-Daula, Rukn al-Daula - Struggle for power, Rukn al-Daula - Senior amir, Rukn al-Daula - Death and legacy Read more here: » Rukn al-Daula: Encyclopedia II - Rukn al-Daula - Struggle for power |
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| | | | | 960: Encyclopedia II - Styrbjörn the Strong - Archaeological evidence
The runestone DR 279 in Sjörup, Scania, relates: He did not flee at Uppsala, but fought as long as he had weapons.
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Saxi satti sten þæssi æftiR Æsbiorn, sin felaga, To[f]a/To[k]a ...
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| | | | | 960: Encyclopedia II - Nicephorus II - Early exploits Nicephorus belonged to a Cappadocian family which had produced several distinguished generals. He was born about 912, joined the army at an early age, and, under Constantine VII, became commander on the eastern frontier. In the war with the Saracens he began with a severe defeat (956), which he retrieved in the years following by victories in Syria.
In 960 he led an expedition to Crete, stormed Candia after a ten months' siege, and wrested the whole island from the Saracens. After receiving the unusual honours of a triumph, he returne ...
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| | | | | 960: Encyclopedia II - Matsu goddess - Worship There are about 800 to 1000 Taiwanese temples dedicated wholly, or usually, partly, to Matsu. Jenlan Temple (鎮瀾宮) in Tachia (大甲), Taichung County is the most famous Matsu temple in Taiwan, and an annual pilgrimage takes place there each spring. Chaotian Temple (朝天宮) of Peikang Township (北港鎮) in Yunlin is another popular temple of Matsu in Taiwan. Heavenly Empress Palace-Meizhou Ancestral Temple (天后宮湄洲祖廟) is on her native Meizhou Island. There is ...
See also:Matsu goddess, Matsu goddess - Names, Matsu goddess - The person, Matsu goddess - The goddess, Matsu goddess - Worship, Matsu goddess - Festival of Matsu Read more here: » Matsu goddess: Encyclopedia II - Matsu goddess - Worship |
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| | | | | 960: Encyclopedia II - Zhejiang - Economy The province is traditionally known as the "Land of Fish and Rice". True to its name, rice is the main crop, followed by wheat; north Zhejiang is also a center of aquaculture in China, and the Zhoushan fishery is the largest fishery in the country. Main cash crops include jute and cotton, and the province also leads the provinces of China in tea production (the renowned Longjing tea is a product of Hangzhou). Zhejiang is also a producer of silk, for which it i ...
See also:Zhejiang, Zhejiang - History, Zhejiang - Geography, Zhejiang - Administrative divisions, Zhejiang - Economy, Zhejiang - Demographics, Zhejiang - Culture, Zhejiang - Famous people, Zhejiang - Stereotypes, Zhejiang - Tourism, Zhejiang - Miscellaneous topics, Zhejiang - Colleges and universities Read more here: » Zhejiang: Encyclopedia II - Zhejiang - Economy |
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| | | | | | 960: Encyclopedia II - Suzhou - Culture Kunqu, the oldest extant form of Chinese opera, originals from the Suzhou region, as does the later Suzhou Opera. Ballad-singing, or Suzhou pingtan is a local form of storytelling that mixes singing (accompanied on the pipa) with portions in spoken dialect.
The region is known for its silks. Locally-produced handicrafts include fans, embroidery, mahogany furniture, jade carving, and wood-block printing.
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See also:Suzhou, Suzhou - History, Suzhou - Districts and satellite cities, Suzhou - Landmarks, Suzhou - Transportation, Suzhou - Culture, Suzhou - Notable people from Suzhou, Suzhou - Quotes, Suzhou - Education Read more here: » Suzhou: Encyclopedia II - Suzhou - Culture |
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| | | | | 960: Encyclopedia II - Volvo Cars - Acquisitions In the early 1970s, Volvo acquired the car-making division of the Dutch company DAF, and marketed their small cars as Volvos before releasing the Dutch-built Volvo 340, which went on to be one of the biggest-selling cars in the UK market in the 1980s.
Volvo, as one of the largest truck manufacturers in the world, took the initiative to sell its automobile manufacturing in 1998 in order to fully focus its efforts on the market for commercial vehicles. Ford, on the other hand saw advantages in acquiring a profitable prestige midsize Eur ...
See also:Volvo Cars, Volvo Cars - Safety, Volvo Cars - Acquisitions, Volvo Cars - Car models, Volvo Cars - Early ages, Volvo Cars - Three-numbered Volvos, Volvo Cars - Models with current denomination, Volvo Cars - Concept cars, Volvo Cars - Engine types, Volvo Cars - Transmissions Read more here: » Volvo Cars: Encyclopedia II - Volvo Cars - Acquisitions |
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| | | | | | 960: Encyclopedia II - Northern and southern China - History The concepts of northern and southern China originate from differences in climate, geography, culture, and physical traits; as well as several periods of actual political division in history. Northern China is too cold and dry for rice cultivation (though it does happen today with modern technology) and consists largely of flat plains, grasslands, and desert; while Southern China is warm and rainy enough for rice and consists of lush mountains cut by river valleys. In addition, Northern Chinese trace some of their ancestry to Altaic peoples ...
See also:Northern and southern China, Northern and southern China - Extent, Northern and southern China - History, Northern and southern China - Today, Northern and southern China - Stereotypes Read more here: » Northern and southern China: Encyclopedia II - Northern and southern China - History |
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