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Contents

Events

By Place

Africa

Europe

By Topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

References

Events

By Place

Africa

★ The Fatamids move their capital to Cairo. ^[1]

Europe

★ Edgar of England is crowned king by Saint Dunstan

★ Otto II becomes Holy Roman Emperor and King of Germany

By Topic

Religion

★ January 19 — Pope Benedict VI succeeds Pope John XIII as the 134th pope.

Births

★ September 15 — Al-Biruni, mathematician (d. 1048)

★ December 26 — Abu al-Ala al-Ma'ar;ri, poet

Deaths

★ May 7 — Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 912)

★ July 4 — Saint Ulrich of Augsburg (b. 890)

References

1. Roberts, J: "History of the World.". Penguin, 1994.