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871 the year Alfred the Great became king. Alfred the Great defended England from the Danes and founded the first English navy.
 
873 - In this year, a widespread failure of the agricultural harvest in Tang Dynasty China leads to a widespread famine. In the previous century the central government was able to curb famine with large grain stores, but this time the central government is already in decline and too weak to properly face the disaster.
 
874 - Arriva bus service 874 runs on Sundays and bank holidays from Ilkley to Addingham, Bolton Abbey, Grassington, Kettlewell and Buckden.

Is that anywhere near Ilkley Moor bah't 'at ? Just wondering..........
 
875 - December 29 &#8211; Charles the Bald, king of West Francia, is crowned emperor.(well be had to have something to cover his head <laugh>)
 
877 - In this year, The Danes take Exeter, England.

A flotilla of 120 Danish ships is lost in a storm off Swanage.

First, the good news...............followed by the bad news.............
 
Mister 880 - a 1950 film starring Burt Lancaster and Dorothy McGuire.

The Skipper is a charming old man loved by all his neighbors. What they don't know is that he is also Mr. 880, an amateurish counterfeiter who has amazingly managed to elude the Secret Service for 20 years.
 
881 - 881 is a 2007 Singaporean musical-comedy-drama film written and directed by Royston Tan, based on the Singapore Getai scene.
 
5 August 882 - the year Louis III of Western Francia died after falling off his horse. Louis was the second son of Louis the Stammerer, he ruled with his brother Carloman (who then became sole King when his brother died).
 
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