| Centuries: | 9th century - 10th century - 11th century |
| Decades: | 940s 950s 960s - 970s - 980s 990s 1000s
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| Years: | 975 976 977 - 978 - 979 980 981 |
| Gregorian calendar | 978 CMLXXVIII
|
| Ab urbe condita | 1731 |
| Armenian calendar | 427 ԹՎ ՆԻԷ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -866 – -865 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1522 |
| Coptic calendar | 694 – 695 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 970 – 971 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4738 – 4739 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1033 – 1034 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 900 – 901 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4079 – 4080 |
| Holocene calendar | 10978 |
| Iranian calendar | 356 – 357 |
| Islamic calendar | 367 – 368 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 1638 (皇紀1638年) |
| Julian calendar | 1023 |
| Korean calendar | 3311 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1521 |
Events[]
By Place[]
Europe[]
- Badìa Fiorentina, an abbey in Florence, Italy, is founded by Willa.
- Ethelred II becomes king of England at age 10, following the assassination of his half-brother King Edward the Martyr.
- Revolt of Henry II against Otto II ends.
Asia[]
- Wu-Yue State forced to surrender to the Chinese Song Dynasty
- One of the Four Great Books of Song, the Tàipíng guǎngjì is a Chinese encyclopedia documenting various stories of Chinese myths and subjects of theology. Divided into 500 volumes, it consisted of over 3 million written Chinese characters.
Births[]
- Princess Zoe of Byzantium, later Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire
- Yaroslav I the Wise, prince of Novgorod and Kiev
Deaths[]
- March 18 — King Edward the Martyr of England, murdered by supporters of his half-brother
- Abraham of Alexandria, Coptic pope
- Li Houzhu, last Chinese emperor of the Southern Tang (born 936)
People of the year 978 at Familypedia
5 people were born in 978
3 children were born to the 1 women born in 978
7 people died in 978
299 people lived in 978
| Father | Mother | |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Porphyrogenita (963-1011) | Romanos II (938-963) | Theophano (941-c980) |
| Dobrynya (c945-c995) | Malk Lyubchanin | |
| Konstantin Dobrynich (c965-1022) | Dobrynya (c945-c995) | |
| Malfrida (c965-1000) | ||
| Malusha (940-1020) | Malk Lyubchanin | |
| Olava (c960-c995) | ||
| Rogvolod (c920-978) | Ulf Tostesson Jarl of Skara | Ingeborg |
| Adaldag (c900-988) | ||
| Malcolm II of Scotland (c954-1034) | Kenneth II of Scotland (bef954-995) | Unknown of Leinster (c930-) |
| Rostaing Arbald (965-1023) | Pons Arbald (930-?) | Hermengarde of Arles (940-999) |
| Ramiro III of León (961-985) | Sancho I of León (?-966) | Teresa Ansúrez (?-?) |
| Baldricus, Seigneur de Bacqueville (-1033) | ||
| Bernhard I von Sachsen (c950-1011) | Hermann Billung (c906-973) | Oda (?-?) |
| Ekbert Billung (935-994) | Wichmann Billung (916-944) | |
| Hathui Billung (939-1014) | Wichmann Billung (916-944) | Bia von Ringelsheim (-) |
| ... further results | ||
Events of the year 978 at Familypedia
1 people were married in 978.
| Joined with | |
|---|---|
| Gerberga de Bourgogne (965-1019) | Hermann von Werl (?-985)+Hermann II von Schwaben (?-1003) |
There were 0 military battles in 978.
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