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{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}} {{About year|980}} {{more citations needed|date=September 2018}} {{Year nav|980}} {{M1 year in topic}} [[File:Vladimir Svyatoslavovich.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Vladimir the Great|Vladimir I]] ('''the Great''') (c. 958–1015)]] Year '''980''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CMLXXX]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Thursday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. == Events == <onlyinclude> === By place === ==== Europe ==== * Peace is concluded between Emperor [[Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto II]] ('''the Red''') and King [[Lothair of France|Lothair III]] (or '''Lothair IV''') at [[Margut]], ending the [[Franco-German war of 978–980]]. Lothair renounces his claim on [[Lower Lorraine]], while Otto promises to recognize Lothair's son [[Louis V of France|Louis V]] as the rightful heir of the [[West Francia|West Frankish Kingdom]]. * [[June 11]] – [[Vladimir the Great|Vladimir I]] ('''the Great'''), grand prince of [[Kiev]]<!--See WP:KIEV-->, consolidates the Kievan realm from modern [[Ukraine]] to the [[Baltic Sea]]. Vladimir is proclaimed ruler (''[[knyaz]]'') of all [[Kievan Rus']]. * Fall – Otto II sets off on his first expedition to [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italy]]. He leaves the government in the hands of Archchancellor [[Willigis]]. Otto is accompanied by his wife, Empress [[Theophanu]].<ref>Reuter, Timothy (1999). ''The New Cambridge Medieval History, Volume III'', p. 254. {{ISBN|978-0-521-36447-8}}.</ref> * Winter – Otto II celebrates [[Christmas]] with his family at [[Ravenna]]. He receives the [[Iron Crown of Lombardy]] as the [[King of Italy]]. * King [[Harald Bluetooth]] orders the construction of the [[Viking ring fortress]] of [[Trelleborg (Slagelse)|Trelleborg]] (modern [[Denmark]]). ==== England ==== * [[Vikings|Viking]] raids from [[Scandinavia]] threaten the southern [[Kingdom of England|English]] coast after a pause of 25 years. [[Hampshire]] and the [[Isle of Thanet]] are ravaged. ==== Arabian Empire ==== * The [[Dari language|Dari dialect]] (which will become the major language of [[Iran|Persia]]) is developed in the royal courts of the [[Samanid Empire]] in [[Central Asia]]. ==== Africa ==== * The [[Kilwa Sultanate]], centered at [[Kilwa Kisiwani|Kilwa]] (an island off modern [[Tanzania]]), is founded by [[Ali ibn al-Hassan Shirazi]], Persian prince of [[Shiraz]].<ref>James Hastings (2003). ''Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics – Part 24'', p. 847 (Kessinger Publishing).</ref> === By topic === ==== Religion ==== * [[Notker of Liège|Notker]] (or '''Notger'''), Frankish [[Order of Saint Benedict|Benedictine]] monk and bishop, founds the [[Prince-Bishopric of Liège]] (modern [[Belgium]]) which will remain an independent state inside the [[Holy Roman Empire]] for more than 800 years. </onlyinclude> == Births == * [[July 5]] – [[Mokjong of Goryeo|Mokjong]], king of [[Goryeo]] ([[Korea]]) (d. [[1009]]) * [[July 15]] – [[Emperor Ichijo|Ichijō]], emperor of Japan (d. [[1011]]) * [[Abu Mansur al-Baghdadi]], Persian scholar (d. [[1037]]) * [[Abu 'Ubayd al-Juzjani]], Persian physician (d. [[1070]]) * [[Adalbero, Duke of Carinthia|Adalbero]], German [[Nobility|nobleman]] (approximate date) * [[Avicenna]], Persian [[polymath]] (approximate date) * [[Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders|Baldwin IV]] ('''the Bearded'''), French nobleman (d. [[1035]]) * [[Bardo (bishop)|Bardo]], German [[abbot]] and archbishop (approximate date) * [[Pope Benedict VIII|Benedict VIII]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]] (d. [[1024]]) * [[Einar Thambarskelfir]], Norwegian nobleman (d. [[1050]]) * [[Ekkehard IV]], Swiss chronicler (approximate date) * [[Farrukhi Sistani]], Persian [[poet]] (approximate date) * [[Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany|Geoffrey I]], French nobleman (d. [[1008]]) * [[Herman I, Margrave of Meissen|Herman I]], German nobleman (approximate date) * [[Humbert I of Savoy|Humbert I]], founder of the [[House of Savoy]] (approximate date) * [[Pope Nicholas II]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]] (d. [[1061]]) * [[Olof Skötkonung]], king of [[Sweden]] (approximate date) * [[Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto III]], Holy Roman Emperor (d. [[1002]]) * [[Sviatopolk I of Kiev|Sviatopolk I]], Grand Prince of [[Kievan Rus'|Kiev]] (approximate date) * [[Tancred of Hauteville]], Norman nobleman (d. [[1041]]) * [[Theodora Porphyrogenita (11th century)|Theodora Porphyrogenita]], Byzantine empress (d. [[1056]]) * [[Xuedou Chongxian]], Chinese [[Chinese Buddhism|Buddhist]] monk (d. [[1052]]) == Deaths == * [[February 15]] – [[Berthold of Schweinfurt|Berthold]], German nobleman (approximate date) * [[September 28]] – [[Minamoto no Hiromasa]], Japanese nobleman (b. [[918]]) * [[Dado, Count of Pombia|Dado]] (or '''Dodon'''), Italian nobleman (approximate date) * [[Domnall ua Néill]] (or '''Donal O'Neill'''), High King of [[Ireland]] * [[Eoghan Ua Cathain]], abbot of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Clonfert|Clonfert]] (Ireland) * [[Gunnhild, Mother of Kings|Gunnhild]], Norwegian [[Vikings|Viking]] queen (approximate date) * [[Ibn Khalawayh]], Persian scholar and [[Arabic grammar|grammar]] (or [[981]]) * [[Liu Chang (Southern Han)|Liu Chang]], emperor of [[Southern Han]] (b. [[942]]) * [[Yaropolk I of Kiev|Yaropolk I]], Grand Prince of Kiev (approximate date) == References == {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:980}} [[Category:980| ]]
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