950s

The 950s was a decade that started on 1 January 950 and ended on 31 December 959.
950
World population is thought to be 250 million.
Duke Boleslav I of Bohemia makes peace with Otto I.
The Later Han Dynasty in China falls.
Births
June 12 - Emperor Reizei of Japan
Erik the Red
Deaths
Hywel Dda ("the Good") of Wales
Al-Farabi, philosopher
951
Allat the Maharana of Mewar comes to power.
The Later Zhou Dynasty is founded by Guo Wei in China.
The Northern Han Kingdom is founded by Liu Min in northern China.
Births
Gregory of Narek, Armenian monk, poet, and theologian
Saint Romuald
Deaths
Emperor Shizong of the Liao Dynasty
2 January - Liu Chengyou, Emperor Yin of the Later Han Dynasty
952
Kalbid forces defeat the Byzantines in Calabria.
Births
Emperor Gongdi of Later Zhou
Deaths
Emperor Suzaku of Japan
Hugh, Duke of Burgundy
953
Liudolf, Duke of Swabia and Conrad the Red rebel against German King Otto I.
Births
Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine
Herbert III, Count of Vermandois
Al-Karaji, Persian mathematician and engineer
Kisai Marvazi, Persian poet
Deaths
Abas I of Armenia, King of Armenia
Ismail al-Mansur. third Fatimid Caliph
Empress Dowager Yingtian of the Liao Dynasty
Muhammad bin Musafir, Sallarid ruler of Tarum and Iranian Azerbaijan
Rasso, Bavarian count, military leader, pilgrim, and saint.
Rhodri ap Hywel, king of Deheubarth
954
King Mael Coluim I of Scotland is killed in battle against the Highlanders. He is succeeded by Indulf I of Scotland.
Chateau Chinon is built by Theobald I of Blois.
Edred becomes king of all England.
Births
Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury
Wang Yucheng
Deaths
September 10 - King Louis IV of France
King Eric I of Norway
Emperor Taizu of Later Zhou
Feng Tao
Liu Min
955
August 10 - Otto I the Great defeats Magyars in the Battle of Lechfeld.
Eadwig becomes King of England.
December 16 - Pope John XII succeeds Pope Agapetus II as the 130th pope.
Births
AElfric of Eynsham, English abbot
Deaths
November 23 - Eadred, King of England
956
An earthquake badly damages the Lighthouse of Alexandria.
Deaths
April 8 - Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy
Ali al-Masudi, Arab historian, geographer and philosopher
957
Japan: The Tenryaku Era ends, and the Tentoku Era begins.
The Chandra Hindu Dynasty ends. This starts a time of chaos in areas belonging to modern-day India.
Olga of Kiev converts to the Eastern Orthodox Church
Births
Gormlaith of Lienster, wife of Olaf Cuarran, Malachy II and Brian Boru
Deaths
September 6 - Liudolf, Duke of Swabia
958
Probable date of the start of the Marche dynasty.
King Kshemgupta of Kashmir dies. He is succeeded by his young son Abhimanyu. Didda, his mother, becomes de facto ruler.
The Later Zhou Dynasty goes against Liao Dynasty positions in the Sixteen Prefectures. They are defeated.
Battle of Raban: Byzantines under John Tzimiskes defeat Sayf al-Dawla
Births
Basil II, Byzantine Emperor
Samuil of Bulgaria
Vladimir I, Prince of Kievan Rus
Deaths
King Gorm the Old of Denmark
Masudi, Arab geographer, historian, and physicist
Tuathal mac Augaire, King of Leinster, Ireland
959
October 1 - Edgar becomes King of England.
Dunstan becomes bishop of Worcester, England and London.
Bruno I, Archbishop of Cologne divides the Duchy of Lorraine with his nephew Frederic.