979
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| Thai solar calendar | 1521–1522 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳土虎年 (male Earth-Tiger) 1105 or 724 or −48 — to — 阴土兔年 (female Earth-Rabbit) 1106 or 725 or −47 |
Year 979 (CMLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. It was the last year of the 970s decade.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
- March 24 – Second Battle of Pankaleia: An Ibero-Byzantine expeditionary force, under General Bardas Phokas (the Younger), inflicts a crushing defeat on the rebels of General Bardas Skleros, at Sarvenis (modern Turkey). Skleros manages to escape, and finds shelter with his Muslim allies. The rebellion is subdued without difficulty.
Europe
- Vitale Candiano, doge of Venice, abdicates for health reasons after a 14-month reign, and retires to a monastery. He is succeeded by Tribuno Memmo, a son-in-law of the murdered Pietro IV Candiano. Tribuno declares a general amnesty for everyone complicit in the plot against Pietro.[1]
- June 8 – Louis V, nicknamed le Fainéant (the Do-Nothing), is crowned as the co-emperor of West Francia at Paris by his father, King Lothair. Upon Lothair's death on March 2, 986, Louis becomes the sole ruler.
- The city of Senne River (modern Belgium).
Britain
- Tynwald (or Tynwald Court), the parliament of the Isle of Man, is founded. It remains active as the longest continuous parliament in the world.[2]
Africa
- Jawhar as-Siqilli is dismissed as vizier of Egypt after an unsuccessful campaign in Syria (near Damascus). He is replaced by Ya'qub ibn Killis.
China
- You Prefecture (or Youzhou). The Liao Dynasty counter-attacks and defeats the Song forces near modern-day Beijing.
- Summer – Tai Zong invades the Northern Han and besieges the capital of Taiyuan. A relief force sent by the Liao Dynasty is defeated. The Kingdom is absorbed into the Song Dynasty.
Births
- August 29 – Otto (or Eudes), French nobleman (d. 1045)
- Al-Muqtana Baha'uddin, Druze religious leader (d. 1043)
- Estrid (or Astrid), queen consort of Sweden (d. 1035)
- Fujiwara no Takaie, Japanese nobleman (d. 1044)
- Ibn al-Samh, Andalusian astronomer (d. 1035)
- Matilda, countess palatine of Lotharingia (d. 1025)
Deaths
- June 29 – Fujiwara no Koshi, Japanese empress (b. 947)
- August 3 – Thietmar, German nobleman
- August 11 – Gero, German nobleman
- August 26 – Zhao Dezhao, prince of the Song Dynasty (b. 951)[3]
- August 29 – Abu Taghlib, Hamdanid emir[4]
- September 19 – Gotofredo I, archbishop of Milan
- unknown dates
- 'Imran ibn Shahin, Muslim ruler
- Vitale Candiano, doge of Venice[5]
- Hasanwayh, Hasanwayhid ruler
- probable – Iago ab Idwal, king of Gwynedd[6]
References
- ^ Janet Sethre (2003). The Souls of Venice, p. 84 (McFarland & Co. Inc).
- ^ "Taking Liberties - Star Items - Chronicle of Mann". bl.uk. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
- ISBN 978-0-500-05090-3.
- OCLC 495469475.
- ^ Dandolo, Andrea, et al. 1938. Chronica per extensum descripta (= Rerum italicarum scriptores 12.1). Bologna: Zanichelli, p. 500.
- ^ Thomas Jones Pierce. "Iago ab Idwal Foel (f. 942-979), king of Gwynedd". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved June 28, 2021.