999
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- This article is about the year 999. For other uses, see 999 (number).
| Years: 996 997 998 - 999 - 1000 1001 1002 |
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| Decades: 960s 970s 980s - 990s - 1000s 1010s 1020s |
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| Centuries: 9th century - 10th century - 11th century 999 (number) |
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| 999 by topic | |
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| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
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| Gregorian calendar | 999 CMXCIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 1752 |
| Armenian calendar | 448 ԹՎ ՆԽԸ |
| Chinese calendar | 3695 – 3696 戊戌 – 己亥 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 991 – 992 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4759 – 4760 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1054 – 1055 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 921 – 922 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4100 – 4101 |
| Iranian calendar | 377 – 378 |
| Islamic calendar | 389 – 390 |
Events
- Silesia is incorporated into territory ruled by Boleslaus I of Poland
- April 2 - Pope Silvester II succeeds Pope Gregory V as the 139th pope.
- Sigmundur Brestisson introduces Christianity in the Faroe Islands
- Origin of Orsay (commune)
Deaths
- February 7 - Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia
- February 18 - Pope Gregory V
- December 16 - Saint Adelaide of Italy (b. 931)
- Maredudd ab Owain, King of Gwynedd