| Centuries: | 9th century - 10th century - 11th century |
| Decades: | 940s 950s 960s - 970s - 980s 990s 1000s
|
| Years: | 976 977 978 - 979 - 980 981 982 |
| Gregorian calendar | 979 CMLXXIX
|
| Ab urbe condita | 1732 |
| Armenian calendar | 428 ԹՎ ՆԻԸ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -865 – -864 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1523 |
| Coptic calendar | 695 – 696 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 971 – 972 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4739 – 4740 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1034 – 1035 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 901 – 902 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4080 – 4081 |
| Holocene calendar | 10979 |
| Iranian calendar | 357 – 358 |
| Islamic calendar | 368 – 369 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 1639 (皇紀1639年) |
| Julian calendar | 1024 |
| Korean calendar | 3312 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1522 |
Events[]
By Place[]
Europe[]
- The Tynwald, or parliament, of the Isle of Man, is founded.
- Ethelred succeeds his brother Edward as king of England
Africa[]
- Jawhar as-Siqilli dismissed as Vizir of Egypt, replaced by Yaqub ibn Killis
Asia[]
- March 24 — The Battle of Pankalia: a combined Byzantine-Georgian force defeats Bardas Sklerus, an organizer of the large-scale rebellion in the Byzantine empire's Asian provinces.
- Song Dynasty destroys the Northern Han state.
- August 1 — Battle of the Gaoliang River near present-day Beijing between the Song Dynasty and Liao Dynasty. Song forces are routed.
Births[]
- Estrid of the Obotrites, future wife of king Olof Skötkonung of Sweden
- Otto
Deaths[]
People of the year 979 at Familypedia
2 people were born in 979
10 children were born to the 1 women born in 979
4 people died in 979
296 people lived in 979
| 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) | ||
| 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 (-) |
| Mathilde Billung (c940-1008) | Hermann Billung (c906-973) | Oda (?-?) |
| ... further results | ||
Events of the year 979 at Familypedia
3 people were married in 979.
| Joined with | |
|---|---|
| Ramiro III of León (961-985) | Sancha Gómez de Saldaña y Liébana (?-?) |
| Aveline de Crépon (952-990) | Thorold de Pont-Audemer (c955-1042) |
| Geoffrey I of Anjou (-987) | Adele of Meaux (c950-c980) + Adelaise de Chalon (?-?) |
There were 0 military battles in 979.
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