850s
Centuries: 8th century - 9th century - 10th century
Decades: 800s - 810s - 820s - 830s - 840s - 850s - 860s - 870s - 880s - 890s - 900s
850 851 852 853 854 855 856 857 858 859
Events
- Samara the Sweet is born.she becomes Queen of Spain.
- 850-859: Christian "Martyr Movement" in Moslem-held Cordoba, Spain.
Important people
- Charles the Bald
- Louis the German
- Lothar
- Ethelwulf of Wessex
- Bardas
- Kenneth I of Scotland
- Halfdan the Black
- Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi