970
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| Years: 966 967 968 969 - 970 - 971 972 973 974 |
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| Decades: 940s 950s 960s - 970s - 980s 990s 1000s |
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| Centuries: 9th century - 10th century - 11th century |
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| 970 by topic | |
| Politics | |
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| Gregorian calendar | 970 CMLXX |
| Ab urbe condita | 1723 |
| Armenian calendar | 419 ԹՎ ՆԺԹ |
| Chinese calendar | 3666 – 3667 己巳 – 庚午 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 962 – 963 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4730 – 4731 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1025 – 1026 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 892 – 893 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4071 – 4072 |
| Iranian calendar | 348 – 349 |
| Islamic calendar | 359 – 360 |
Events
- Major volcano eruption in Mashu, Japan
- Devastating decade long famine begins in France
- Byzantine Emperor John I successfully defends the Eastern Roman Empire from massive barbarian invasion
- Construction completed on Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo, world's oldest Islamic university
Births
- Abu Nasr Mansur
- Leif Ericson, Norse explorer
- Seyyed Razi, important Muslim scholar and writer
- Sitt al-Mulk