979

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	9th century – 10th century – 11th century
Decades:	940s  950s  960s  – 970s –  980s  990s  1000s
Years:	976 977 978 – 979 – 980 981 982

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979 (CMLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 979th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 979th year of the 1st millennium, the 79th year of the 10th century, and the 10th and last year of the 970s decade. As of the start of 979, the Gregorian calendar was 5 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

• 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