961

Years: 957 958 959 960 - 961 - 962 963 964 965

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

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

Events

• Byzantine Empire recaptures Crete from Muslim control
• Harald I of Norway squashed the rebelling forces of Eric Bloodaxe's sons but was killed in the Battle of Fitje.
• Harald II of Norway becomes ruler of Western part of Norway

Births

Deaths

• Harald I of Norway
• Abd-ar-rahman III, founder of the Umayyad caliphate of Cordoba