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| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 9th century – 10th century – 11th century |
| Decades: | 950s 960s 970s – 980s – 990s 1000s 1010s |
| Years: | 977 978 979 – 980 – 981 982 983 |
| 980 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 980 CMLXXX |
| Ab urbe condita | 1733 |
| Armenian calendar | 429 ԹՎ ՆԻԹ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -864 – -863 |
| Bengali calendar | 387 |
| Berber calendar | 1930 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1524 |
| Burmese calendar | 342 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6488 – 6489 |
| Chinese calendar | 己卯年十二月十一日 (3616/3676-12-11) — to —
庚辰年十一月廿二日(3617/3677-11-22) |
| Coptic calendar | 696 – 697 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 972 – 973 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4740 – 4741 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1035 – 1036 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 902 – 903 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4081 – 4082 |
| Holocene calendar | 10980 |
| Iranian calendar | 358 – 359 |
| Islamic calendar | 369 – 370 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 3313 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1523 |
[edit] Events
[edit] By place
[edit] Europe
- Otto II renounces his claim to Lorraine.
- The Viking ring castle of Trelleborg is constructed in Denmark.
- Foundation by Notger of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège which will remain an independent state inside the Holy Roman Empire for more than 900 years, and where the Walloon language will develop.
- Vladimir I of Kiev starts to rule in Russia.
[edit] Asia
- Development of Dari dialect during the royal courts of the Samanids in Central Asia which became the major language of Persia.
- Kamboja rule in Bengal is deposed by resurgent Palas.
- The Zanj Empire is founded by Ali ibn Hasan, succeeding the Kilwa Empire.
[edit] Americas
- Topiltzin starts to rule (approximate date).
- Tula, Hidalgo becomes the Toltec capital.
[edit] Births
- Avicenna
- Emperor Ichijō of Japan
- Godiva, Countess of Mercia
- Humbert I of Savoy
- Leif Ericson
- Malcolm II of Scotland
- Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor
