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Events

By Place

Europe

Aisa

Americas

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Europe

★ Otto II renounces his claim to Lorraine

Aisa

★ Development of Dari dialect during the royal courts of the Samanids in Central Asia which became the major language of Persia.

★ Deposition of Kamboja rule in Bengal by resurgent Palas.

★ The Zanj Empire was founded by Ali ibn Hasan and succeeded the Kilwa Empire.

Americas

★ Tula, Hidalgo becomes Toltec capital.

Births

★ Emperor Ichijō, emperor of Japan

★ Humbert I of Savoy

★ Avicenna

★ Godiva, Countess of Mercia

★ Leif Ericson

Deaths

★ Minamoto no Hiromasa

★ Vācaspati Miśra

★ Yaropolk I of Kiev