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Events in 962
| 20 January: |  | Muslims celebrate the Festival of Sacrifice on the tenth day of the month Dhu al-Hijjah. |
| 2 February: |  | In Rome, king of the Germans Otto I is crowned emperor of what would soon become the Holy Roman Empire. |
| 29 March: | | Jews celebrate Pesach for the next seven or eight days. |
| 30 March: | | The resurrection of Jesus Christ is celebrated Easter Sunday following the first full moon following the spring equinox as described by the Council of Nicaea in 325. |
| 18 May: | | Seven weeks after Easter Christians celebrate Pentecost, possibly since 68 AD. |
| 5 Augustus: |  | The third cathedral of Chartres burns down during a war between the duke of Normandy and the count of Chartres. |
| 16 September: | | Jews celebrate Yom Kippur since sunset last night. |
| 3 October: | | The thirty days of Ramadan in the Islamic year 351 begin at the first sighting of the lunar crescent. |
| 2 November: | | Muslims celebrate the Conclusion of the Fast on the first day of the month Shawwal. |
People in 962
Otto I the Great celebrated their birthday this year.
Presenting 962
The year 962 was a common year starting on a Wednesday, just like 867, 878, 889, 895, 906, 917, 923, 934, 945 and 951 in the century before it and 973, 979, 990, 1001, 1007, 1018, 1029, 1035, 1046 and 1057 in the next.
The coloured days highlight
births
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deaths
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political,
scientific
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artistic
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other historical milestones, and recurring events such as anniversaries and
holidays.
The new
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waxing
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full
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waning
icons indicate the phases of the moon and appear only for dates in the Gregorian calendar, i.e. after 14 October 1582. The Chinese calendar is available only from 1645 to 2644, the first millenium since the last reform. The coloured columns mark the Sundays, the last day of the week per standard ISO-8601.
Calculating time
The normal calendar page for the current /year?2013 contains an introduction to the intriguing history of the year as we know it. The Calendar Converter has more detail. The so called Perpetual Calendar uses a trick from before the age of computers to find the weekday for any Gregorian date. Also see an overview of all historical events in the last six thousand years.
URL: < http://4umi.com/year?962 >, created 23 January 2011, changed 13 September 2012, served 23 May 2013.-
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