end of Iconoclasm: Empress Theodora II restores the veneration of icons in the Orthodox churches in the Byzantine Empire. Theodora II orders a persecution against the Paulicians throughout Anatolia; about 100,000 followers in the Byzantine theme of Armenia are massacred. Births Judith of Flanders, queen of Wessex and countess of Flanders (approximate date) Deaths April 19 – Judith of Bavaria, Frankish empress Al-Mada'ini, Muslim scholar and historian (b. 752) Ardo Smaragdus, Frankish abbot and hagiographer Bridei VI, king of the Picts (Scotland) Fergus mac Fothaid, king of Connacht (Ireland) Fujiwara no Otsugu, Japanese statesman (b. 773) Jia Dao, Chinese poet and Buddhist monk (b. 779) Landulf I, gastald (or count) of Capua (Italy) Liu Congjian, Chinese governor (jiedushi) (b. 803) Qiu Shiliang, Chinese eunuch official Renaud d'Herbauges, Frankish nobleman (b. 795) References