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| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| Centuries: | 9th century – 10th century – 11th century |
| Decades: | 960s 970s 980s – 990s – 1000s 1010s 1020s |
| Years: | 995 996 997 – 998 – 999 1000 1001 |
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Pope Gregory V (c. 972–999)
998 (CMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 998th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 998th year of the 1st millennium, the 98th year of the 10th century, and the 9th year of the 990s decade. As of the start of 998, the Gregorian calendar was 5 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
- Otto III takes control the city of Rome and brings his cousin, Pope Gregory V, back to power.
- A Benedictine abbey is started at Sherborne.
Births
Deaths
- Abu'l-Wafa, Iranian mathematician