995

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	9th century – 10th century – 11th century
Decades:	960s  970s  980s  – 990s –  1000s  1010s  1020s
Years:	992 993 994 – 995 – 996 997 998

Events

• Erik Segersäll is replaces by Olof Skötkonung, the first baptized ruler of Sweden (see Swedish monarchs).
• Basil II lifts the siege of Aleppo by bringing his entire army across Anatolia in sixteen days.
• Constantine III becomes king of Scotland.
• Boleslaus II of Bohemia kills the Slavnik's dynasty at Libice.
• Olaf Tryggvason is made king of Norway and builds the country's first church.

Births

• Canute the Great (approximate) (d. 1035)
• Guido of Arezzo, Italian musician (d. 1050)
• Abolfazl Beyhaghi, Persian historian and writer (d. 1077)
• Olaf II of Norway (d.1030)

Deaths

• February 5 — William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937)
• Henry II, Duke of Bavaria (b.951)
• Kenneth II of Scotland (possibly murdered)
• Haakon Sigurdsson earl (and de facto ruler) of Norway