958

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

• Edgar succeeds Edwy as English monarch
  
• Young boy Abhimanyu succeeds Kshemgupta as king of Kashmir, while his mother Didda weilds the real power
  
• Earliest known written records of length measurements in 'feet'
  

Births

• Basil II, later Eastern Roman Emperor, see Byzantine Emperors.

Deaths

• Gorm the Old of Denmark, see List of Danish monarchs.
  
• Edwy, King of England
  
• Kshemgupta king of Kashmir

Arts and Literature

• First literary reference to mythical Sherwood Forest, although no mention yet of its most famous bandit denizen