976 (CMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 976th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 976th year of the 1st millennium, the 76th year of the 10th century, and the 7th year of the 970s decade. As of the start of 976, the Gregorian calendar was 5 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 9th century – 10th century – 11th century |
| Decades: | 940s 950s 960s – 970s – 980s 990s 1000s |
| Years: | 973 974 975 – 976 – 977 978 979 |
| Gregorian calendar | 976 CMLXXVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1729 |
| Armenian calendar | 425 ԹՎ ՆԻԵ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5726 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 897–898 |
| Bengali calendar | 383 |
| Berber calendar | 1926 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1520 |
| Burmese calendar | 338 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6484–6485 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙亥年 (Wood Pig) 3672 or 3612 — to — 丙子年 (Fire Rat) 3673 or 3613 |
| Coptic calendar | 692–693 |
| Discordian calendar | 2142 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 968–969 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4736–4737 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1032–1033 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 897–898 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4076–4077 |
| Holocene calendar | 10976 |
| Iranian calendar | 354–355 |
| Islamic calendar | 365–366 |
| Japanese calendar | Ten'en 4 / Jōgen 1 (貞元元年) |
| Javanese calendar | 877–878 |
| Julian calendar | 976 CMLXXVI |
| Korean calendar | 3309 |
| Minguo calendar | 936 before ROC 民前936年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −492 |
| Seleucid era | 1287/1288 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1518–1519 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴木猪年 (female Wood-Pig) 1102 or 721 or −51 — to — 阳火鼠年 (male Fire-Rat) 1103 or 722 or −50 |
Events
change- 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