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Events

By Place

Europe

Asia

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Europe

★ The great Viking explorer Eric the Red left Norway to survey an island west of Iceland. He found land and he named it Greenland. Hundreds of land-starved Vikings boarded longships and headed west for this so-called "Greenland."

Asia

★ The first ever Mahamasthakabhisheka of the sacred 57 feet high monolithic statue of Lord Bahubali was performed in 981 A.D.

★ The majestic Gommateshwara statue built by Chavundaraya in 981 AD

★ Invasion of Byzantine by Bulgarians in 981-996AD.

★ First commercially sold special soap for shaving. Sold for 3 Dirhams (0.3 Dinars).

Births

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Deaths

★ Adalbert of Magdeburg

★ Gyeongjong of Goryeo

★ Olaf Cuaran

★ Pandulf Ironhead

★ Xue Juzheng, noted Chinese historian