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Centuries: 9th century - 10th century - 11th century Decades: 900s 910s 920s 930s 940s - 950s - 960s 970s 980s 990s 1000s Years: 953 954 955 956 957 - 958 - 959 960 961 962 963\n----\nEvents\n* Edgar succeeds Edwy as English monarch
\n* Young boy Abhimanyu succeeds Kshemgupta as king of Kashmir, while his mother Didda weilds the real power
\n* Earliest known written records of length measurements in 'feet'
Births\n*Basil II, later Eastern Roman Emperor, see Byzantine Emperors. Deaths\n*Gorm the Old of Denmark, see List of Danish monarchs.
\n*Edwy, King of England
\n*Kshemgupta king of Kashmir Arts and Literature\n* First literary reference to mythical Sherwood Forest, although no mention yet of its most famous bandit denizen