902 in der Geschichte

Taormina, the last Byzantine stronghold in Sicily, is captured by the Aghlabids army, concluding the Muslim conquest of Sicily.

Taormina · Sicily · Aghlabids · Muslim conquest of Sicily

Battle of the Holme: Anglo-Saxon forces are defeated by Danish Vikings under Æthelwold (a son of Æthelred of Wessex) who is killed in battle.

Battle of the Holme · Vikings · Æthelwold ætheling · Æthelred of Wessex

Emperor Taizong of Liao

Emperor Taizong of Liao

Mary the Younger, Byzantine saint (b. 875)

Mary the Younger

Al-Mu'tadid, Iraqi caliph (b. 960)

Al-Mu'tadid

Badr al-Mu'tadidi, commander-in-chief of the Abbasid Caliphate under al-Mu'tadid

Badr al-Mu'tadidi

Ibrahim II von Ifrīqiya, Aglabidischer Emir (geb. 850)

Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya

Ealhswith, queen consort and wife of Alfred the Great, King of Wessex

Ealhswith · Queen consort · Alfred the Great · Wessex

Wei Yifan, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty

Wei Yifan · Chancellor of the Tang dynasty