Centuries:	9th century - 10th century - 11th century
Decades:	950s  960s  970s  - 980s -  990s  1000s  1010s
Years:	977 978 979 - 980 - 981 982 983

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Politics

State leaders - Sovereign states

Birth and death categories

Births - Deaths

Establishment and disestablishment categories

Establishments - Disestablishments

980 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	980 CMLXXX
Ab urbe condita	1733
Armenian calendar	429 ԹՎ ՆԻԹ
Bahá'í calendar	-864 – -863
Berber calendar	1930
Buddhist calendar	1524
Burmese calendar	342
Byzantine calendar	6488 – 6489
Chinese calendar	己卯年十二月十一日 (3616/3676-12-11) — to — 庚辰年十一月廿二日 (3617/3677-11-22)
Coptic calendar	696 – 697
Ethiopian calendar	972 – 973
Hebrew calendar	4740 – 4741
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1035 – 1036
- Shaka Samvat	902 – 903
- Kali Yuga	4081 – 4082
Holocene calendar	10980
Iranian calendar	358 – 359
Islamic calendar	369 – 370
Japanese calendar
Korean calendar	3313
Thai solar calendar	1523
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Events

By Place

Europe

• Otto II renounces his claim to Lorraine.
• The Viking ring castle of Trelleborg is constructed in Denmark.
• Foundation by Notger of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège which will remain an independent state inside the Holy Roman Empire for more than 900 years, and where the Walloon language will develop.

Asia

• Development of Dari dialect during the royal courts of the Samanids in Central Asia which became the major language of Persia.
• Kamboja rule in Bengal is deposed by resurgent Palas.
• The Zanj Empire is founded by Ali ibn Hasan, succeeding the Kilwa Empire.

Americas

• Topiltzin starts to rule (approximate date).
• Tula, Hidalgo becomes the Toltec capital.

Births

• Emperor Ichijō of Japan
• Humbert I of Savoy
• Avicenna
• Godiva, Countess of Mercia
• Leif Ericson

Deaths

• Minamoto no Hiromasa
• Vācaspati Miśra
• Yaropolk I of Kiev