982

982 (CMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 982nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 982nd year of the 1st millennium, the 82nd year of the 10th century, and the 3rd year of the 980s decade. As of the start of 982, the Gregorian calendar was 5 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	9th century – 10th century – 11th century
Decades:	950s  960s  970s  – 980s –  990s  1000s  1010s
Years:	979 980 981 – 982 – 983 984 985

Americas

• Greenland is discovered by Erik the Red (the first known European contact with North America).

Europe

• July 13 – The Kalbids troops of the emir of Sicily defeat the imperial German army of Otto II near Crotone.

Asia

• Yelu Longxu becomes the sixth emperor of the Liao Dynasty.
• 'Adud al-Dawla, a Buyid ruler, start what was soon to become the most important hospital of Baghdad.

Religion

• Adalbert of Prague becomes bishop of Prague.

Births

• Emma of Normandy
• Atisha, Bengali Buddhist saint

Deaths

• Emperor Jingzong of Liao Dynasty
• July 13 – Pandulf II of Salerno and Landulf IV of Benevento, at the Battle of Stilo near Crotone

982 Media

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  Otto II (the Red) (955–983)