Original: By Topic Religion July 8 - The Major Occultation , or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi July 14 -- Pope Stephen VIII ( sometimes referred to as Stephen IX ) succeeds Pope Leo VII as the 127th pope .
Simplified: Edmund I of England became King of England July 14 - Pope Stephen VIII ( sometimes referred to as Stephen IX ) succeeds Pope Leo VII as the 127th pope .