970s
decade
Below are some of the major things that happened in the years from 970 to 979.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
| Centuries: | 9th century – 10th century – 11th century |
| Decades: | 940s 950s 960s – 970s – 980s 990s 1000s |
| Years: | 970 971 972 973 974 975 976 977 978 979 |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
970Edit
- A major volcano erupts in Mashu, Japan.
- A terrible famine begins in France.
- Eric the Victorious becomes the first king of Sweden.
BirthsEdit
- Leif Ericson, Norse explorer
- Seyyed Razi, important Muslim scholar and writer
- Sitt al-Mulk
- Xu Daoning, Chinese artist
DeathsEdit
971Edit
- Kenneth II of Scotland succeeds Culen as King
BirthsEdit
DeathsEdit
972Edit
- Otto II marries Theophanu, Byzantine princess
- Battle of Cedynia – Polish duke Mieszko I defeats Germans
- Pope Benedict VI succeeds Pope John XIII as pope
- Boleslaus II the Pious succeeds Boleslav I of Bohemia in Bohemia
- Yaropolk of Kiev succeeds Sviatoslav I in Kiev
- Fatimids enter Egypt, establish the Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo
- Buluggin ibn Ziri appointed viceroy in Ifriqiya, start of the Zirid dynasty
- The monastery at the site of Peterborough Cathedral is rebuilt
- Saint Eadburga is canonized
- Emperor John Tzoimisces makes eastern Bulgaria a Byzantine subject
- The city of Satu Mare, Romania is founded
BirthsEdit
- March 27 – King Robert II of France (d. 1031)
- Al-Mawardi
- Ermesinde of Carcassonne, countess and regent of Barcelona (d. 1057)
- Fujiwara no Yukinari
- Fulk III of Anjou
- Pope Gregory V
- Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
- Renauld I, Count of Nevers
DeathsEdit
- July 15 – Boleslav I of Bohemia
- September 6 – Pope John XIII
- Liutprand, bishop of Cremona and historian
- Sviatoslav I, Prince of Kiev
- Kuya, Japanese monk of Pure Land Buddhism (b. 903)
973Edit
- The Fatimids move their capital to Cairo
- Edgar of England is crowned king by Saint Dunstan
- Otto II becomes Holy Roman Emperor and King of Germany
- January 19 – Pope Benedict VI succeeds Pope John XIII as the 134th pope
BirthsEdit
- September 15 – Al-Biruni, mathematician (d. 1048)
- December 26 – Abu al-Ala al-Ma'ar;ri, poet
DeathsEdit
- May 7 – Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 912)
- July 4 – Saint Ulrich of Augsburg (b. 890)
974Edit
- A great earthquake in England.[1]
- The Carmathians are defeated in Egypt by Jawhar as-Siqilli
- The Byzantine Empire retakes Syria
- Fuzhou builds new city walls
- October – Pope Benedict VII succeeds Pope Benedict VI as the 135th pope
- Antipope Boniface VII is declared pope
DeathsEdit
975Edit
- Coronation of King Edward the Martyr
- Emperor Taizu of Song China conquers Hunan province
- Al-Aziz becomes Fatimid Caliph
BirthsEdit
DeathsEdit
976Edit
- January 10 – Basil II becomes Eastern Roman Emperor
- Brian Boru is inaugurated as King of Munster
- Samuil of Bulgaria becomes Tsar
- Yuelu Academy is founded in China
BirthsEdit
DeathsEdit
977Edit
- Imam Ali Mosque is built at Najaf
BirthsEdit
- Kōkei, Japanese Buddhist monk
- Saint Poppo of Deinze
DeathsEdit
- Hunain ibn Ishaq, Egyptian physician
- Dubrawka, daughter of Duke Boleslav I of Bohemia
978Edit
- The revolt of Henry II, Duke of Bavaria against Otto II ends
- England's royal mint is located at Guildford
BirthsEdit
- Princess Zoe of Byzantium, later Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire
- Yaroslav I the Wise, prince of Novgorod and Kiev
DeathsEdit
- March 18 – King Edward the Martyr of England
- Abraham of Alexandria, Coptic pope
- Li Houzhu, last Chinese emperor of the Southern Tang
979Edit
- March 24 – The Battle of Pankalia
BirthsEdit
- August 29 – Abu Taghlib, Emir of Mosul
- Estrid of the Obotrites, future wife of king Olof Skötkonung of Sweden
- Otto, Count of Vermandois
DeathsEdit
- Iago ab Idwal, King of Gwynedd
- 'Imran
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Stratton, J.M. (1969). Agricultural Records. John Baker. ISBN 0-212-97022-4.