970s

Below are some of the major things that happened in the years from 970 to 979.

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

970

• A major volcano erupts in Mashu, Japan.
• A terrible famine begins in France.
• Eric the Victorious becomes the first king of Sweden.

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

971

• Kenneth II of Scotland succeeds Culen as King

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

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

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

975

• Coronation of King Edward the Martyr
• Emperor Taizu of Song China conquers Hunan province
• Al-Aziz becomes Fatimid Caliph

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

977

• Imam Ali Mosque is built at Najaf

978

• The revolt of Henry II, Duke of Bavaria against Otto II ends
• England's royal mint is located at Guildford

979

• March 24 – The Battle of Pankalia