Below are some of the major things that happened in the years from 970 to 979.
970
- A major volcano erupts in Mashu, Japan.
- A terrible famine begins in France.
- Eric the Victorious becomes the first king of Sweden.
Births
- Leif Ericson, Norse explorer
- Seyyed Razi, important Muslim scholar and writer
- Sitt al-Mulk
- Xu Daoning, Chinese artist
Deaths
- 30 January – Peter I of Bulgaria
- Magyar leader, Taksány
- Ferdinand II of Castile
- Fujiwara no Saneyori
- García III of Pamplona
- Hatto II, Archbishop of Mainz
- Menahem ben Saruq
- Patriarch Polyeuctus of Constantinople
- Taksony of Hungary
971
- Kenneth II of Scotland succeeds Culen as King
Births
Deaths
- Abu Jafar Khazeni
- Culen of Scotland
- Ziri ibn Manad
972
Births
Deaths
973
Births
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974
Deaths
975
Births
Deaths
976
Births
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977
Births
Deaths
- Hunain ibn Ishaq, Egyptian physician
- Dubrawka, daughter of Duke Boleslav I of Bohemia
978
- The revolt of Henry II, Duke of Bavaria against Otto II ends
- England's royal mint is located at Guildford
Births
Deaths
- March 18 – King Edward the Martyr of England
- Abraham of Alexandria, Coptic pope
- Li Houzhu, last Chinese emperor of the Southern Tang
979
Births
- August 29 – Abu Taghlib, Emir of Mosul
- Estrid of the Obotrites, future wife of king Olof Skötkonung of Sweden
- Otto, Count of Vermandois
Deaths
- Iago ab Idwal, King of Gwynedd
- 'Imran
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