972

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	9th century – 10th century – 11th century
Decades:	940s  950s  960s  – 970s –  980s  990s  1000s
Years:	969 970 971 – 972 – 973 974 975

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  Otto II (left) and Theophanu are anointed by Pope John XIII as Emperor and Empress.

972 (CMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 972nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 972nd year of the 1st millennium, the 72nd year of the 10th century, and the 3rd year of the 970s decade. As of the start of 972, the Gregorian calendar was 5 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

• 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)