What is 890s?
{{decadebox|89}} The '''890s''' was the [[decade]] that started on January 1, 890 and ended on December 31, 899. It is distinct from the decade known as the '''''90th decade''''' which began on January 1, 891. and ended on December 31, 900. ==Events== * [[891 ]] &ndash; [[Battle of Leuven (891)]] between the [[Franks]] and the [[Vikings]] * [[893]] [[December 28]] &ndash; An [[893 Dvin earthquake|earthquake]] destroys the city of [[Dvin (ancient city)|Dvin]] in [[Armenia]]. * [[Byzantine–Bulgarian war of 894–896]] * [[896]] April &ndash; [[Pope Boniface VI]] succeeds [[Pope Formosus]] as the 112th pope. * 896 May &ndash; [[Pope Stephen VI]] (also referred to as Stephen VII) succeeds [[Pope Boniface VI]] as the 113th pope. * [[897]] August &ndash; [[Pope Romanus]] succeeds [[Pope Stephen VI]] as the 114th [[pope]]. * 897 November &ndash; [[Pope Romanus]] is deposed. * 897 December &ndash; [[Pope Theodore II]] succeeds [[Pope Romanus]] as the 115th [[pope]], but dies twenty days later. * 897 &ndash; [[Emperor Uda]] of [[Japan]] is succeeded by [[Emperor Daigo]]. * [[898]] January &ndash; [[Pope John IX]] succeeds [[Pope Theodore II|Theodore II]] as the 116th [[pope]]. * [[899]] - [[Edward the Elder]] becomes [[King of Wessex]]. ==Deaths== * [[Alfred the Great]] – 899 [[Category:890s| ]]