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| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 9th century – 10th century – 11th century |
| Decades: | 950s 960s 970s – 980s – 990s 1000s 1010s |
| Years: | 977 978 979 – 980 – 981 982 983 |
| 980 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 980 CMLXXX |
| Ab urbe condita | 1733 |
| Armenian calendar | 429 ԹՎ ՆԻԹ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5730 |
| Bahá'í calendar | -864–-863 |
| Bengali calendar | 387 |
| Berber calendar | 1930 |
| English Regnal year | N/A |
| Buddhist calendar | 1524 |
| Burmese calendar | 342 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6488–6489 |
| Chinese calendar | 己卯年十二月十一日 (3616/3676-12-11) — to —
庚辰年十一月廿二日(3617/3677-11-22) |
| Coptic calendar | 696–697 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 972–973 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4740–4741 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1036–1037 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 902–903 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4081–4082 |
| Holocene calendar | 10980 |
| Igbo calendar | |
| - Ǹrí Ìgbò | -20–-19 |
| Iranian calendar | 358–359 |
| Islamic calendar | 369–370 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Juche calendar | N/A (before 1912) |
| Julian calendar | 980 CMLXXX |
| Korean calendar | 3313 |
| Minguo calendar | 932 before ROC 民前932年 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1523 |
Year 980 (CMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events []
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Europe []
- Otto II renounces his claim to Lorraine.
- The Viking ring castle of Trelleborg is constructed in Denmark.
- Foundation by Notger of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège which will remain an independent state inside the Holy Roman Empire for more than 800 years, and where the Walloon language will develop.
- Vladimir I of Kiev starts to rule in Russia.
Asia []
- Development of Dari dialect during the royal courts of the Samanids in Central Asia which became the major language of Persia.
- Kamboja rule in Bengal is deposed by resurgent Palas.
- The Zanj Empire is founded by Ali ibn Hasan, succeeding the Kilwa Empire.
Americas []
Births []
- Olof Skötkonung, king of Sweden 995–1022 (approximate date)
- Avicenna
- Emperor Ichijō of Japan
- Godiva, Countess of Mercia
- Humbert I of Savoy
- Leif Ericson
- Malcolm II of Scotland
- Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor
