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Europe

• Edgar of England
  Edgar of England
  Edgar I the Peaceful , also called the Peaceable, was a king of England . Edgar was the younger son of Edmund I of England.-Accession:...
  
   is crowned king
  Monarch
  A monarch is the person who heads a monarchy, a form of government in which the country or entity usually ruled or controlled by an individual who usually rules for life or until abdication...
  
   by Saint Dunstan
  Dunstan
  Dunstan was an Abbot of Glastonbury, a Bishop of Worcester, a Bishop of London, and an Archbishop of Canterbury, later canonised as a saint. His work restored monastic life in England and reformed the English Church...
  
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• Otto II becomes Holy Roman Emperor
  Holy Roman Emperor
  The Holy Roman Emperor is a term used by historians to denote a Middle Ages ruler, who as German King had in addition received the title of "Emperor of the Romans" from the Pope of the Holy Roman Church, and after the 16th century, the elected monarch governing the Holy Roman Empire, a Central...
  
   and King of Germany.

Religion

• January 19—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 on January 19, 973. During his pontificate, Benedict VI confirmed the privileges of some of the...
  
   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 the 134th pope
  Pope
  The pope is the Bishop of Rome and, as such, is leader of the worldwide Catholic Church...
  
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Births

• September 15—Al-Biruni
  Al-Biruni
  ' , often known as Alberuni, Al Beruni or variants, was a Persian polymath scholar of the 11th century....
  
  , mathematician (d. 1048)
• December 26—Abu al-Ala al-Ma'ar;ri
  Al-Ma'arri
  Al-Ma‘arri was a blind Arab philosopher, poet and writer...
  
  , poet

Deaths

• May 7—Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
  Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
  Otto I the Great , son of Henry I the Fowler and Matilda of Ringelheim, was Duke of Saxony, King of Germany, King of Italy, and "the first of the Germans to be called the emperor of Italy" according to Arnulf of Milan...
  
   (b. 912
  912
  *For the automobile, see Porsche 912.*For the 9-12 Project, see The 912 Project.-Religion:* Nicholas I Mysticus becomes the Patriarch of Constantinople.-Births:* November 23—Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor* Nicephorus II, Byzantine Emperor...
  
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• July 4—Saint Ulrich of Augsburg
  Ulrich of Augsburg
  Saint Ulrich , sometimes spelled Uodalric or Odalrici, was Bishop of Augsburg and a leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany. He was the first saint to be canonized.-Family:...
  
   (b. 890
  890
  -Europe:* The sovereignty of Great Moravian king Svatopluk I in Bohemia is confirmed.* Lusatia becomes a part of Great Moravia.* The Welsh king Anarawd, King of Gwynedd, makes the first ceremonial visit to an English court ....
  
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