986
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986 is a year in the 10th century.
| Years: 982 983 984 985 - 986 - 987 988 989 990 |
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| Decades: 950s 960s 970s - 980s - 990s 1000s 1010s |
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| Centuries: 9th century - 10th century - 11th century |
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[change] Events
- March 2 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks
- End of the reign of Emperor Kazan, emperor of Japan
- Emperor Ichijō ascends to the throne of Japan
- Explorer Bjarni Herjólfsson becomes the first inhabitant of the Old World to sight North America
- Sweyn Forkbeard becomes King of Denmark
- Song Dynasty sends armies on three fronts against the Liao Dynasty in the Sixteen Prefectures but are defeated on all fronts.
[change] Births
[change] Deaths
- March 2 - Lothair, King of the Franks, Holy Roman Emperor
- May 25 - 'Abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi, Muslim astronomer
- November 1 - Harold I of Denmark
- Cadwallon ab Ieuaf, King of Gwynedd
