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Heads of State · obituary

Year of the Earth horse戊午( at the beginning of the year Fire Snake丁巳)

Era of Diocletian: 674/675 ( year November )

Syria: 1269/70 ( the year in October )

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Europe

• Ordoño IV sells with the help of Fernan Gonzalez, Count of Castile, Sancho I. and becomes King of León.
• Harald I Bluetooth becomes King of Denmark.

Asia

• Under King Jong Kwang the state examination for civil servants is introduced in Korea.

Born

• Basil II, Byzantine emperor († 1025)
• Samuil, Tsar of the Bulgarians, († 1014)

Died

• Called Fulk II ' the Good ' ( Fulk II le Bon ) of Anjou reigned 941-958
• Gorm the Old, King of Denmark, mentioned 936 ( * before 900)
• Sumbat I, King of Georgia