What happened in 959?
10 recorded events in 959, including 4 in people, 4 in empires & countries and 2 in architecture & engineering.
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People 4
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Konstantinos VII died
Byzantine emperor
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Pietro III Candiano died
Doge of Venice
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Gérard of Brogne died
Abbot of Brogne (885-959)
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Song Qiqiu died
Southern Tang chancellor, 887-959
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Architecture & Engineering 2
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Saint Bavo Church
Church in Aardenburg, Netherlands
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Kloster Kemnade
Monastery in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Empires & Countries 4
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Duchy of Lorraine founded
Duchy of Lorraine was founded, with its capital at Nancy.
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Lotharingia dissolved
Lotharingia ceased to exist, having been centered at Aachen.
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Lower Lotharingia founded
Lower Lotharingia was founded, with its capital at Aachen.
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County of Coimbra founded
County of Coimbra was founded, with its capital at Coimbra.
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