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| 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 |
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
- Kushyar ibn Labban
- Mahmud of Ghazni
- Emperor Shengzong of Liao
- Prince Shaif
Deaths
- Abu Jafar Khazeni
- Culen of Scotland
- Ziri ibn Manad
972
- 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
Births
- 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
Deaths
- 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)
973
- 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
Births
- September 15 – Al-Biruni, mathematician (d. 1048)
- December 26 – Abu al-Ala al-Ma'ar;ri, poet
Deaths
- May 7 – Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 912)
- July 4 – Saint Ulrich of Augsburg (b. 890)
974
- A great earthquake in England.
- 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
Deaths
- Pope Benedict VI
- Ratherius of Verona
- Shi Chonggui
975
- Coronation of King Edward the Martyr
- Emperor Taizu of Song China conquers Hunan province
- Al-Aziz becomes Fatimid Caliph
Births
- Stephen I of Hungary (d.1038)
- Thietmar of Merseburg
- Andre Bertelli Araujo
Deaths
- Alp Tigin, Turkic general
- July 8 – King Edgar of England
- al-Muizz, Fatimid Caliph
- Gwangjong of Goryeo
- Turketel, abbot of Crowland
- Gu Hongzhong
976
- 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
Births
- Emperor Sanjō of Japan
Deaths
- January 10 – John I Tzimiskes, Byzantine Emperor
- October 8 – Jelena of Zadar, Queen of Croatia
- November 14 – Emperor Taizu of Song
- Harald Greyhide, King of Norway
- Al-Hakam II, Caliph of Cordoba
977
- Imam Ali Mosque is built at Najaf
Births
Deaths
978
- The revolt of Henry II, Duke of Bavaria against Otto II ends
- England's royal mint is located at Guildford
Births
- Princess Zoe of Byzantium, later Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire
- Yaroslav I the Wise, prince of Novgorod and Kiev
Deaths
- March 18 – King Edward the Martyr of England
- Abraham of Alexandria, Coptic pope
- Li Houzhu, last Chinese emperor of the Southern Tang
979
- March 24 – The Battle of Pankalia
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