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| Years: 976 977 978 979 - 980 - 981 982 983 984 |
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| Decades: 950s 960s 970s - 980s - 990s 1000s 1010s |
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| Centuries: 9th century - 10th century - 11th century |
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| 980 by topic | |
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| Gregorian calendar | 980 CMLXXX |
| Ab urbe condita | 1733 |
| Armenian calendar | 429 ԹՎ ՆԻԹ |
| Chinese calendar | 3676 – 3677 己卯 – 庚辰 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 972 – 973 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4740 – 4741 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1035 – 1036 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 902 – 903 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4081 – 4082 |
| Iranian calendar | 358 – 359 |
| Islamic calendar | 369 – 370 |
Events
- Otto II renounces his claim to Lorraine
- Development of Dari dialect during the royal courts of the Samanids in Central Asia which became the major language of Persia.
- Tula, Hidalgo becomes Toltec capital.
- Deposition of Kamboja rule in Bengal by resurgent Palas.
- The Zanj Empire was founded by Ali ibn Hasan and succeeded the Kilwa Empire.
Births
- Emperor Ichijō, emperor of Japan
- Humbert I of Savoy
- Avicenna
- Godiva, Countess of Mercia
- Leif Ericson