972

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Europe

• Otto II marries Theophanu
  Theophanu
  
  Theophanu , also spelled Theophania, Theophana or Theophano, was born in Constantinople, and was the wife of Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor....
  , Byzantine
  Byzantine Empire
  
  Byzantine Empire and Eastern Roman Empire are conventional names used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered on its capital of Constantinople....
   princess.
• Battle of Cedynia
  Battle of Cedynia
  
  The Battle at Cedynia occurred on 24 June 972 during the rule of Duke Mieszko I of Poland, the first Christian ruler of the Polans . There was a war raging over the western border of the young country, because Mieszko wanted to capture the lightly defended and economically important estuary of the Oder River, in order to secure influence in...
  : Polish duke Mieszko I defeats the German
  Germany
  
  Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
  s.
• Boleslaus II the Pious
  Boleslaus II of Bohemia
  
  Boleslaus II the Pious was the duke of Bohemia from 972, a member of the Premyslid dynasty.The son of Boleslaw also called Boleslav I of Bohemia and Biagota, Boleslaus II became Duke in on his father's death....
   succeeds Boleslav I in Bohemia
  Bohemia
  
  History...
  .
• The monastery at the site of Peterborough Cathedral
  Peterborough Cathedral
  
  Peterborough Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew – also known as Saint Peter's Cathedral – the seat of the Bishop of Peterborough, is dedicated to Saint Peter, Paul of Tarsus and Saint Andrew whose statues look down from the three high gables of the famous West Front....
   is rebuilt.
• Emperor John Tzimisces makes eastern Bulgaria
  Bulgaria
  
  The state of Bulgaria , Scientific transliteration Balgarija, officially the Republic of Bulgaria has played a significant role in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe for over fourteen centuries....
   a Byzantine
  Byzantine Empire
  
  Byzantine Empire and Eastern Roman Empire are conventional names used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered on its capital of Constantinople....
   dependency.
• A battle between Estonian
  Estonians
  
  Estonians are a Finnic people closely related to the Finns and inhabiting, primarily, the country of Estonia. The Estonians speak a Finno-Ugric languages language, known as Estonian....
   and Icelandic
  Icelanders
  
  Icelanders are the national or ethnic group of Iceland descended primarily from Norsemen of Scandinavia, and Celts. Historical and DNA record indicate that about 20% of those who settled in Iceland were from the British Isles and 80% were from Scandinavia....
   Vikings in Saaremaa
  Saaremaa
  
  Saaremaa is the largest island belonging to Estonia, measuring 2,673 km?. The main island of Saare County, it is located in the Baltic Sea, south of Hiiumaa island, and belongs to the West Estonian Archipelago ....
   is described in Njál's saga
  Njál's saga
  
  Nj?ls saga is arguably the most famous of the Sagas of Icelanders. Among Icelanders, the saga is most often referred to simply as Nj?la....
  .
• Yaropolk of Kiev succeeds Sviatoslav I in Kiev
  Kiev
  
  Kiev, also known as Kyiv , is the Capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River....
  .

Asia

• The Song Dynasty
  Song Dynasty
  
  The Song Dynasty was a ruling Chinese dynasty in China between 960–1279 AD; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty....
   Chinese government attempts to ban the practice of cremation
  Cremation
  
  Cremation is the process of reducing human remains to basic Chemical element in the form of bone fragments through flame, heat, and vaporization....
  ; despite this decree, the lower and middle classes continue to cremate their dead, until the government resolves the problem in the 12th century by establishing public graveyard
  Graveyard
  
  A graveyard is any place set aside for long-term burial of the dead, with or without monuments such as headstones. It is usually located near and administered by a Church ....
  s for paupers.

Africa

• The Fatimid
  Fatimid
  
  The Fatimid Caliphate or al-Fatimiyyun was an Arab Shi'a dynasty that ruled over varying areas of the Maghreb, Egypt, Sicily, Malta and the Levant from 5 January 909 to 1171....
  s enter Egypt
  Egypt
  
  Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
  , where they establish the city of Cairo
  Cairo
  
  Cairo , which means "the triumphant", is the Cairo and largest city of Egypt.It is the most populous metropolitan area in Egypt and is also one of the most populous in the world....
   and the Al-Azhar mosque.
• Buluggin ibn Ziri
  Buluggin ibn Ziri
  
  Abul-Futuh Sayf ad-Dawla Buluggin ibn Ziri was the first ruler of the Zirids in Ifriqiya .Buluggin was already given responsibility under the governorship of his father Ziri ibn Manad, during which time he founded the cities of Algiers, Miliana and M?d?a....
   is appointed viceroy in Ifriqiya
  Ifriqiya
  
  In Middle Ages, Ifriqiya or Ifriqiyah was the area comprising the coastal regions of what are today western Libya, Tunisia, and eastern Algeria....
  , starting the Zirid
  Zirid
  
  The Zirids were a Berber people dynasty, originating in Petite Kabylie among the Kutama tribe, that ruled Ifriqiya , initially on behalf of the Fatimids, for about two centuries, until weakened by the Banu Hilal and finally destroyed by the Almohads....
   Dynasty.

By Topic

Religion

• Pope Benedict VI
  Pope Benedict VI
  
  Benedict VI was Pope from January 19, 973 to June, 974)He was born in Rome as the son of Hildebrand and was chosen with great ceremony and installed as Pope under the protection of the Emperor Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor on January 19, 973....
   succeeds Pope John XIII
  Pope John XIII
  
  John XIII of Crescenzi family served as Pope from October 1, 965 until his death.Born in Rome, he spent his career in the papal court. He was elected Pope John XIII five months after the death of Pope Leo VIII , as a compromise candidate, with the agreement of Emperor Otto I ....
   as pope.
• Saint Eadburga is canonized.

Births

• March 27 — King Robert II of France
  Robert II of France
  
  Robert II , called the Pious or the Wise, was King of France from 996 until his death. The second reigning member of the House of Capet, he was born in Orl?ans to Hugh Capet and Adelaide of Aquitaine....
   (d. 1031)
• Al-Mawardi
  Al-Mawardi
  
  Abu al-Hasan Ali Ibn Muhammad Ibn Habib al-Mawardi, known in Latin as Alboacen , was an Arab faqih of the Shafii madhhab; he also made contributions to tafsir, philology, ethics, and literature....
  
• Ermesinde of Carcassonne
  Ermesinde of Carcassonne
  
  Ermesinde of Carcassonne was married to Ramon Borrell, Count of Barcelona.While he lived she was politically active and presided over assemblies and tribunals....
  , countess and regent of Barcelona (d. 1057)
• Fujiwara no Yukinari
  Fujiwara no Yukinari
  
  Fujiwara no Yukinari, or Fujiwara no Kozei ????, was a Japanese people calligrapher during the Heian period period. He was memorialized for his prowess in his chosen art by being remembered as one of the outstanding Three Brush Traces , along with Ono Michikaze and Fujiwara no Sukemasa....
  
• Fulk III of Anjou
  Fulk III of Anjou
  
  Fulk III , called Nerra after his death, was List of Counts and Dukes of Anjou from 21 July 987 to his death. He was the son of Geoffrey I of Anjou and Adele of Meaux....
  
• Pope Gregory V
  Pope Gregory V
  
  Gregory V, n? Bruno von K?rnthen , Pope from May 3, 996 to February 18, 999, son of the Salian Otto I, Duke of Carinthia, who was a grandson of the Emperor Otto I the Great ....
  
• Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
  Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
  
  Saint Henry II , called the Holy or the Saint, was the fifth and last Holy Roman Empire of the Ottonian dynasty from his coronation in Rome in 1014 until his death a decade later....
  
• Renauld I, Count of Nevers
  Renauld I, Count of Nevers
  
  Renauld I was count of Nevers 1000-1040....
  

Deaths

• July 15 — Boleslav I of Bohemia
• September 6 — Pope John XIII
  Pope John XIII
  
  John XIII of Crescenzi family served as Pope from October 1, 965 until his death.Born in Rome, he spent his career in the papal court. He was elected Pope John XIII five months after the death of Pope Leo VIII , as a compromise candidate, with the agreement of Emperor Otto I ....
  
• Liutprand
  Liutprand of Cremona
  
  Liutprand was a Lombards historian and author, and Bishop of Cremona.He was born into a prominent family of Pavia towards the beginning of the 10th century....
  , bishop of Cremona and historian
• Sviatoslav I, Prince of Kiev