| Centuries: | 9th century - 10th century - 11th century |
| Decades: | 940s 950s 960s - 970s - 980s 990s 1000s |
| Years: | 973 974 975 - 976 - 977 978 979 |
| 976 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 976 CMLXXVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1729 |
| Armenian calendar | 425 ԹՎ ՆԻԵ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -868 – -867 |
| Berber calendar | 1926 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1520 |
| Burmese calendar | 338 |
| Chinese calendar | 3612/3672-11-27 (乙亥年十一月廿七日) — to —
3613/3673-12-8(丙子年十二月初八日) |
| Coptic calendar | 692 – 693 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 968 – 969 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4736 – 4737 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1031 – 1032 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 898 – 899 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4077 – 4078 |
| Holocene calendar | 10976 |
| Iranian calendar | 354 – 355 |
| Islamic calendar | 365 – 366 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 3309 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1519 |
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Byzantine Empire
- January 10 — Basil II becomes Eastern Roman Emperor (see Byzantine Emperors). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 9th century is the period from 801 to 900 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends Simple940s Zh-yue940年代 Events and Trends Simple950s Zh-yue950年代 Events and Trends Khazar kingdom is attacked and defeated by Kievan Rus ( 965) Simple970s Zh-yue970年代 Events and Trends 983 — Pagan West Slavs revolt temporarily ending attempts at conversion and forcing abandonment of German sees and monasteries east Events and Trends Sei Shōnagon writes The Pillow Book. Simple990s Zh-yue990年代 This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Events By Place Africa The Fatimids move their capital to Cairo. Events By Place Africa The Carmathians are defeated in Egypt by Jawhar as-Siqilli; Fatimid rule is consolidated Events By Place Europe King Edward the Martyr is crowned in England. Events By Place Europe Saint Æthelwold of Winchester, Bishop of Winchester, rebuilds the western end of the Old Minster Events By Place Europe Badìa Fiorentina, an abbey in Florence, Italy, is founded by Willa Margravine of Tuscany Events By Place Europe The Tynwald (parliament of the Isle of Man is founded 975 state leaders - Events of 976 - 977 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- Africa Fatimid Caliphate The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Premium-rate telephone numbers are Telephone numbers for Telephone calls during which certain services are provided and for which prices higher than normal are Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Basil II, surnamed the Bulgar-slayer (Βασίλειος Β΄ Βουλγαροκτόνος Basileios II Boulgaroktonos, 958 &ndash December 15 1025 This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians
Europe
- Brian Boru is inaugurated as King of Munster. Brian mac Cennétig, called Brian Bóruma, ( c 941&ndash23 April 1014 (Brian Boru Brian Bóraimhe was an Irish king who ended the centuries-long domination Munster ( Irish: An Mhumhain, ənˈvuːnʲ Cúige Mumhan or Mumha) is the southernmost of the four Provinces of Ireland.
- Samuil of Bulgaria starts his reign as Tsar. Tsar csar and tzar redirect here For other uses see Tsar (disambiguation.
- Leopold of Babenberg is appointed as Margrave of Austria. Leopold I, also Luitpold or Liutpold (died 994 was the first Margrave of Austria from the Babenberg dynasty Margrave (marchio is the English and French form (recorded since 1551 of the German Title Markgraf (from Mark " Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The Babenberg family rules Austria until 1246. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich
Asia
- The Yuelu Academy is founded during the early Song Dynasty of China. The Yuelu Academy (also as known as the " Yuelu Academy of Classical Learning ") is located on the east side of Yuelu Mountain in Changsha The Song Dynasty ( Wade-Giles: Sung Ch'ao was a ruling dynasty in China between 960&ndash1279 CE it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
- Zhang Sixun, a Chinese astronomer and engineer, employs the use of liquid mercury in order for the escapement mechanism of his astronomical clock to function and for metal parts not to rust by using hydraulics (water) or to freeze in winter. Zhang Sixun ( fl 10th century was a Chinese Astronomer and Military engineer from Bazhong Sichuan during the early Mercury (ˈmɜrkjʊri also called quicksilver or hydrargyrum, is a Chemical element with the symbol Hg ( Latinized hydrargyrum In Mechanical watches and Clocks an escapement is a device which converts continuous rotational motion into an oscillating or back and forth motion Astronomy (from the Greek words astron (ἄστρον "star" and nomos (νόμος "law" is the scientific study Circadian Locomotor Output Cycles Kaput, or Clock is a gene which encodes proteins regulating Circadian rhythm. For the mechanical technology see Hydraulic machinery and Hydraulic cylinder Hydraulics is a topic of science and Engineering
Births
Deaths
- January 10 — John I, Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire
- October 8 — Jelena of Zadar, Queen of Croatia
- November 14 — Emperor Taizu of Song China
- Harald Greyhide, King of Norway
- Al-Hakam II, Caliph of Cordoba
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