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Harald Bluetooth
911 – 985
Monarch
Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson (Old Norse: Haraldr Blátǫnn Gormsson; Danish: Harald Blåtand Gormsen, died c. 985/86) was a king of Denmark and Norway. The son of…
Antipope Boniface VII
— – 985
Catholic priest
Antipope Boniface VII (Latin: Antipapa Bonifatius VII; died 20 July 985), otherwise known as Franco Ferrucci, was a Catholic prelate who claimed the Holy See in…
Ramiro III of León
961 – 985
King
Ramiro III (c. 961 – 26 June 985), king of León (966–984), was the son of Sancho the Fat and his successor at the age of only five. Source: Wikipedia — https:/…
Pope John XIV
— – 984
Catholic priest
Pope John XIV (Latin: Ioannes XIV; died 20 August 984), born Peter Canepanova, was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from December 983 until his…
Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor
955 – 983
Emperor, Writer
Otto II (955 – 7 December 983), called the Red (German: der Rote), was Holy Roman Emperor from 973 until his death in 983. A member of the Ottonian dynasty, he…
Pope Benedict VII
— – 983
Catholic priest, Writer, Catholic bishop
Pope Benedict VII (Latin: Benedictus VII; died 10 July 983) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from October 974 to his death on 10 July 983.…
Widukind of Corvey
925 – 980
Historian, Writer, Monk
Widukind of Corvey (c. 920–925 – after 973) was a medieval Saxon chronicler and a monk of monastery of Corvey in Germany during the middle third of the 10th cen…
Yaropolk I of Kiev
955 – 978
Monarch
Yaropolk I Sviatoslavich (also translitered as Iaropolk Svyatoslavich; Old East Slavic: Ꙗрополкъ Свѧтославичъ; 958 – 11 June 978) was Prince of Kiev from 972 to…
Edward the Martyr
962 – 978
Monarch
Edward the Martyr (c. 962 – 18 March 978) was King of the English from 8 July 975 until he was killed in 978. He was the eldest son of King Edgar (r. 959–975).…
Ibn Hawqal
943 – 978
Merchant, Geographer, Writer, Traveler, Businessperson
Muḥammad Abū’l-Qāsim Ibn Ḥawqal (محمد أبو القاسم بن حوقل), also known as Abū al-Qāsim b. ʻAlī Ibn Ḥawqal al-Naṣībī, born in Nisibis, Upper Mesopotamia; was a…
Boris II of Bulgaria
929 – 977
Sovereign
Boris II (Church Slavonic: Борисъ В҃; Bulgarian: Борис II; c. 931 – 977) was the emperor (tsar) of Bulgaria from 969 to 977 (in Byzantine captivity from 971).…
Daqiqi
— – 977
Poet, Writer
Abu Mansur Daqiqi (Persian: ابومنصور دقیقی), better simply known as Daqiqi (دقیقی), was one of the most prominent Persian poets of the Samanid era. He was the f…
Doubravka of Bohemia
940s – 977
Politician
Doubravka of Bohemia, Dobrawa (Czech: Doubravka Přemyslovna, Polish: Dobrawa, Dąbrówka; c. 940/45 – 977) was a Bohemian princess of the Přemyslid dynasty and Du…
Emperor Taizu of Song
927 – 976
Military commander, Ruler
Emperor Taizu of Song (21 March 927 – 14 November 976), personal name Zhao Kuangyin, courtesy name Yuanlang, was the founding emperor of the Song dynasty of Chi…
Al-Hakam II
915 – 976
Caliph
Al-Hakam II, also known as Abū al-ʿĀṣ al-Mustanṣir bi-Llāh al-Hakam b. ʿAbd al-Raḥmān (أَبُو الْعَاصٍ الْمُسْتَنْصِرِ بِاللهِ الْحَكْمِ بْن عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ;…
John I Tzimiskes
925 – 976
Ruler
John I Tzimiskes (Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Τζιμισκής, romanized: Iōánnēs ō Tzimiskēs; c. 925 – 10 January 976) was the senior Byzantine emperor from 969 to 976. An intu…
Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah
931 – 975
Politician, Imam, Caliph, Patron of the arts
Abu Tamim Ma'ad al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah (Arabic: أبو تميم معد المعزّ لدين الله, romanized: Abū Tamīm Maʿad al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh, lit. 'Glorifier of the Religio…
Edgar, King of England
943 – 975
Politician, Monarch
Edgar (or Eadgar; c. 944 – 8 July 975), also known as Edgar the Peaceful, the Peacemaker and the Peaceable, was King of the English from 959 until his death in…
Gwangjong of Goryeo
925 – 975
Politician, Monarch
Gwangjong (925 – 4 July 975), personal name Wang So, was the fourth monarch of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G…
Al-Muti'
914 – 974
Politician, Caliph
Abū ʾl-Qāsim al-Faḍl ibn al-Muqtadir (913/14 – September/October 974), better known by his regnal name of al-Muṭīʿ li-ʾllāh (lit. 'Obedient to God'), was the Ab…