874

874 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar	874; DCCCLXXIV
Ab urbe condita	1627
Armenian calendar	323; ԹՎ ՅԻԳ
Assyrian calendar	5624
Balinese saka calendar	795–796
Bengali calendar	281
Berber calendar	1824
Buddhist calendar	1418
Burmese calendar	236
Byzantine calendar	6382–6383
Chinese calendar	癸巳年 (Water Snake); 3570 or 3510; — to —; 甲午年 (Wood Horse); 3571 or 3511
Coptic calendar	590–591
Discordian calendar	2040
Ethiopian calendar	866–867
Hebrew calendar	4634–4635
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	930–931
- Shaka Samvat	795–796
- Kali Yuga	3974–3975
Holocene calendar	10874
Iranian calendar	252–253
Islamic calendar	260–261
Japanese calendar	Jōgan 16; (貞観１６年)
Javanese calendar	772–773
Julian calendar	874; DCCCLXXIV
Korean calendar	3207
Minguo calendar	1038 before ROC; 民前1038年
Nanakshahi calendar	−594
Seleucid era	1185/1186 AG
Thai solar calendar	1416–1417
Tibetan calendar	阴水蛇年; (female Water-Snake); 1000 or 619 or −153; — to —; 阳木马年; (male Wood-Horse); 1001 or 620 or −152

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	8th century – 9th century – 10th century
Decades:	840s 850s 860s – 870s – 880s 890s 900s
Years:	871 872 873 – 874 – 875 876 877

874 (DCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 874th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 874th year of the 1st millennium, the 74th year of the 9th century, and the 5th year of the 870s decade. As of the start of 874, the Gregorian calendar was 4 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

Ingólfur Arnarson arrives as the first permanent Viking settler in Iceland. He settles in Reykjavík (probable date).
The Danes invade Mercia.
The territory of the Vistulans is conquered by King Svatopluk I of Great Moravia.
November – Frost begins in Scotland and lasts until April 875.^[1]

The rebellion of Huang Chao in China begins, weakening the strength of the already declining Tang Dynasty.

March 13 – The bones of Saint Nicephorus are interred in the Church of the Apostles, Constantinople.

Gregorian calendar	874 DCCCLXXIV
Ab urbe condita	1627
Armenian calendar	323 ԹՎ ՅԻԳ
Assyrian calendar	5624
Balinese saka calendar	795–796
Bengali calendar	281
Berber calendar	1824
Buddhist calendar	1418
Burmese calendar	236
Byzantine calendar	6382–6383
Chinese calendar	癸巳年 (Water Snake) 3570 or 3510 — to — 甲午年 (Wood Horse) 3571 or 3511
Coptic calendar	590–591
Discordian calendar	2040
Ethiopian calendar	866–867
Hebrew calendar	4634–4635
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	930–931
- Shaka Samvat	795–796
- Kali Yuga	3974–3975
Holocene calendar	10874
Iranian calendar	252–253
Islamic calendar	260–261
Japanese calendar	Jōgan 16 (貞観１６年)
Javanese calendar	772–773
Julian calendar	874 DCCCLXXIV
Korean calendar	3207
Minguo calendar	1038 before ROC 民前1038年
Nanakshahi calendar	−594
Seleucid era	1185/1186 AG
Thai solar calendar	1416–1417
Tibetan calendar	阴水蛇年 (female Water-Snake) 1000 or 619 or −153 — to — 阳木马年 (male Wood-Horse) 1001 or 620 or −152