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== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* [[December]] &ndash; [[Arab–Byzantine wars#Byzantine resurgence, 863–11th century|Arab–Byzantine wars]] &ndash; [[Sack of Aleppo (962)|Sack of Aleppo]]: A Byzantine expeditionary force under General [[Nikephoros II Phokas|Nikephoros Phokas]] invades northern [[Bilad al-Sham|Syria]], and sacks [[Aleppo]], capital of the [[Hamdanid dynasty|Hamdanid]] emir [[Sayf al-Dawla]]. In late December Aleppo is taken by storm, with the population killed or enslaved; the city is razed. The Byzantine army takes possession of 390,000 silver [[dinar]]s, 2,000 camels and 1,400 mules.

==== Europe ====
* [[February 2]] &ndash; King [[Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto I]] ('''the Great''') is crowned [[Holy Roman Emperor]] by Pope [[Pope John XII|John XII]] at the [[Old St. Peter's Basilica]], ending [[Rome]]'s feudal anarchy. Otto's wife [[Adelaide of Italy|Adelaide]] is anointed as empress; the [[East Francia|East Frankish Kingdom]] and the [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Kingdom of Italy]] are unified into a common realm, called the [[Holy Roman Empire|Roman Empire]].<ref>Timothy Reuter (1999). ''The New Cambridge Medieval History, Volume III'', p. 251. {{ISBN|978-0-521-36447-8}}.</ref>
* [[February 13]] &ndash; Otto I and John XII co-sign the ''[[Diploma Ottonianum]]'', confirming John XII as the spiritual head of the [[Catholic Church]]. Otto recognizes John XII's secular control over the [[Papal States]] – by expanding the domain over the [[Exarchate of Ravenna]], the [[Duchy of Spoleto]], and the [[Duchy of Benevento]]. 
* Summer &ndash; Otto I makes [[Oberto I]], a [[margrave]] of the [[Obertenghi]] family, [[count palatine]] (a position second only to his own). He is granted the [[March of Genoa|March of Obertenga]] (Eastern [[Liguria]]) and establishes his capital in [[Genoa]]. Oberto also receives the possessions of the [[Bobbio Abbey|Abbey of Bobbio]] (famous for its [[scriptorium]]).
* Otto I takes his army to lay [[siege]] at [[Isola San Giulio|San Giulio]], an island within [[Lake Orta]] ([[Piedmont]]), where Queen [[Willa of Tuscany|Willa]] (the wife of King [[Berengar II of Italy|Berengar II]]) has [[barricade]]d herself. She surrenders and is allowed to go free by Otto. Willa departs for [[Montefeltro]] to join her husband.
* Otto I proceeds to lay siege to [[Lake Garda]], where the sons of Berengar II, [[Guy of Ivrea]] and [[Adalbert of Italy|Adalbert II]] (co-ruler of Italy), and their supporters are holed up. Finding severe resistance, Otto gives up the enterprise and returns to [[Pavia]], the capital of [[Lombardy]]. 
* Fall &ndash; Otto I receives news that John XII has betrayed him and entered into intrigues with Berengar II, but also with the [[Byzantine Empire]]. The letters are intercepted by [[Pandulf Ironhead|Pandulf I]] ('''Ironhead'''), Lombard prince of Benevento.

==== Scotland ====
* [[Indulf]], king of the [[Scottish people|Scots]] and [[Picts]], dies after an 8-year reign. He is killed while fighting [[Vikings]] near [[Cullen, Moray|Cullen]], at the [[Battle of Bauds]]. Indulf is succeeded by his nephew [[Dub, King of Scotland|Dub]] (Dub mac Maíl Coluim) as ruler of [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]].

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[St Paul's Cathedral|St. Paul's Cathedral]] in [[London]] is destroyed by fire, but rebuilt in the same year.
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