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Calendar year
Empress Theodora with her son Michael III Greek icon of Theodora (c. 815 – after 867) Year 842 (DCCCXLII ) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar , the 842nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 842nd year of the 1st millennium , the 42nd year of the 9th century , and the 3rd year of the 840s decade.
Events By place Byzantine Empire Europe Britain Abbasid Caliphate Abbasid dinar of al-Mutasim , he became ill and died on 05–01–842 Births Deaths January 5 – Al-Mu'tasim , Muslim caliph (b. 796 )January 20 – Theophilus , Byzantine emperor (b. 813 )March 9 – Humbert , bishop of Würzburg March 16 – Xiao Mian , chancellor of the Tang Dynasty August 16 – Death of Qaratis also known as Umm Harun , was the mother of Abbasid caliph al-Wathiq (r. 842–847). She died during her Hajj pilgrimage journey.August 24 – Saga , emperor of Japan (b. 786 )October 22 – Abo , Japanese prince (b. 792 )Alfonso II , king of Asturias (b. 759 )Bernard of Vienne , Frankish bishop (b. 778 )Dúngal mac Fergaile , king of Osraige (Ireland )Li Cheng , chancellor of the Tang DynastyLiu Yuxi , Chinese poet and philosopher (b. 772 )Sugawara no Kiyotomo , Japanese nobleman (b. 770 )Uurad , king of the Picts (approximate date)We Gyaltore Taknye , Tibetan noblemanZheng Tan , chancellor of the Tang DynastyReferences