| 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 |
| Berber calendar | 1930 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1524 |
| Burmese calendar | 342 |
| Chinese calendar | 3616/3676-12-11 (己卯年十二月十一日) — to —
3617/3677-11-22(庚辰年十一月廿二日) |
| 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 |
Events
By Place
Europe
- Otto II renounces his claim to Lorraine. 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 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 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 Events By Place Europe The great Viking explorer Eric the Red-haired leaves Norway to survey an island west of Iceland Events By Place Americas Greenland is discovered by Erik the Red (the first known European contact with North Events By Place Asia Wood carvers commissioned by China's Song Dynasty complete a carving of the entire Buddhist canon 979 state leaders - Events of 980 - 981 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 Lorraine (Lorraine Lothringen is a historical area in present-day northeast France.
- The Viking ring castle of Trelleborg is constructed in Denmark. Trelleborg is a collective name for six Viking Age circular forts located in Denmark and the southern part of modern Sweden. The Trelleborg near Slagelse on the Danish island of Zealand is one of the Viking ring castles of which five or six have been found until now (2006 The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe
- 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. The Bishopric of Liège or Prince-Bishopric of Liège was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in the Low Countries in present Belgium The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in Walloon ( Walon) is a Romance language spoken as a second language by some in Wallonia, Belgium.
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. Etymology and ethnology The exact origin of the word Bangla or Bengal is unknown though it is believed to be derived from the Dravidian-speaking tribe Bang
- The Zanj Empire is founded by Ali ibn Hasan, succeeding the Kilwa Empire. The Zanj Empire was established in 980 AD by Ali ibn Hasan of the Shirazi Dynasty The Kilwa Empire was part of a larger empire built by the Bazrangids.
Americas
- Topiltzin starts to rule (approximate date).
- Tula, Hidalgo becomes the Toltec capital. Tula is a town of 28432 (2005 census in the southwestern part of the state of Hidalgo in central Mexico, some 100 km to the north-northwest of Mexico City Toltec-style Vessel 1jpg|thumb|250px|right|A rather expressive orange-ware clay vessel in the Toltec style
Births
- Emperor Ichijō of Japan
- Humbert I of Savoy
- Avicenna
- Godiva, Countess of Mercia
- Leif Ericson
Deaths
Emperor Ichijō (一条天皇 Ichijō-tennō) ( July 15, 980 - July 25, 1011) was the 66th emperor of Japan For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Humbert I (c 980&ndash1047/1048 was the first Count of Savoy from 1032 when the County of Vienne, which was recently sold to the Archdiocese of Vienne TemplateInfobox Muslim scholars --> ( Persian /ابو علی الحسین ابن عبدالله ابن سینا (born Godiva (or Godgifu) (c 980-1067 was an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who according to Legend, rode naked through the streets of Coventry Mercia (ˈmɝsiə was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. Leif Ericson ( Old Norse: Leifr Eiríksson) (c 970 – c 1020 was a Norse Explorer who was probably the first European to land in was a nobleman and Gagaku musician in the Heian period. He was the eldest son of Prince Katsuakira and the grandson of Emperor Daigo. Vācaspati Miśra (900&ndash980 CE) was an Indian Philosopher who founded one of the main Advaita Vedanta schools the Bhāmatī school Yaropolk I Svyatoslavich (c 958- 960 - 11 June ? 980 ( East Slavic: Ярополк I Святославич sometimes transliterated as IaropolkDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic