975
Year 975 (CMLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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| Gregorian calendar | 975 CMLXXV |
| Ab urbe condita | 1728 |
| Armenian calendar | 424 ԹՎ ՆԻԴ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5725 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 896–897 |
| Bengali calendar | 382 |
| Berber calendar | 1925 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1519 |
| Burmese calendar | 337 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6483–6484 |
| Chinese calendar | 甲戌年 (Wood Dog) 3671 or 3611 — to — 乙亥年 (Wood Pig) 3672 or 3612 |
| Coptic calendar | 691–692 |
| Discordian calendar | 2141 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 967–968 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4735–4736 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1031–1032 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 896–897 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4075–4076 |
| Holocene calendar | 10975 |
| Iranian calendar | 353–354 |
| Islamic calendar | 364–365 |
| Japanese calendar | Ten'en 3 (天延３年) |
| Javanese calendar | 876–877 |
| Julian calendar | 975 CMLXXV |
| Korean calendar | 3308 |
| Minguo calendar | 937 before ROC 民前937年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −493 |
| Seleucid era | 1286/1287 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1517–1518 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳木狗年 (male Wood-Dog) 1101 or 720 or −52 — to — 阴木猪年 (female Wood-Pig) 1102 or 721 or −51 |
King Edward II (the Martyr) (c. 962–978)
Events
Byzantine Empire
Europe
- October 15 – Oberto I (Obizzo), an Italian count palatine, dies. The Marca Obertenga (Eastern Liguria) is divided among the Obertenghi family.
- Emperor Otto II (the Red) leads a punitive expedition against Boleslaus II, duke of Bohemia (approximate date).
England
- July 8 – King Edgar I (the Peaceful) dies at Winchester after a 16-year reign. He is succeeded by his 12-year-old son Edward II (the Martyr) as ruler of England.
Africa
- December 21 – Caliph Al-Mu'izz dies in Egypt after a 22-year reign in which he has extended his realm from Sicily to the Atlantic. He is succeeded by his son Al-Aziz Billah as ruler of the Fatimid Caliphate.
China
Religion
- March – Otto II appoints his archchancellor Willigis as archbishop of Mainz. He receives the pallium from Pope Benedict VII.
Births
- July 25 – Thietmar, bishop of Merseburg (d. 1018)
- Adalbold II, bishop of Utrecht (d. 1026)
- Amadeus I, count of Savoy (approximate date)
- Bouchard II, French nobleman (d. 1020)
- Conrad I, German nobleman (d. 1011)
- Cunigunde, Holy Roman Empress (d. 1040)
- Elijah, bishop of Beth Nuhadra (d. 1046)
- Gerard I, bishop of Cambrai (approximate date)
- Gero II, German nobleman (d. 1015)
- Guo, empress of the Song Dynasty (d. 1007)
- Hugh of Chalon, French bishop (approximate date)
- Izumi Shikibu, Japanese poet (approximate date)
- Oldřich, duke of Bohemia (approximate date)
- Sophia I, German princess and abbess (d. 1039)[2]
- Stephen I, king of Hungary (approximate date)
Deaths
- June 28
- Cyneweard, bishop of Wells (Somerset)
- Thurcytel, abbot of Crowland (approximate date)
- July 4 – Gwangjong (Wang So), Korean king (b. 925)
- July 8 – Edgar I (the Peaceful), king of England
- July 31 – Fu Yanqing, Chinese general (b. 898)
- October 15 – Oberto I, Italian count palatine
- November 12 – Notker Physicus, Swiss painter
- November 26 – Conrad, bishop of Constance
- December 21 – Al-Mu'izz, Fatimid caliph (b. 932)
- December 27 – Balderic, bishop of Utrecht (b. 897)
- Bilgetegin, Samanid officer and governor
- Cináed ua hArtacáin, Irish Gaelic poet
- Dyfnwal ab Owain, king of Strathclyde
- Gu Hongzhong, Chinese painter (b. 937)
- Master Geng, Chinese alchemist
- Olof II, king of Sweden (approximate date)
- Theobald I, Frankish nobleman (b. 913)
- Wynsige (or Wynsy), bishop of Lichfield
- Yongming Yanshou, Chinese Zen master (b. 904)
References
- Brian Todd Carey (2012). Road to Manzikert: Byzantine and Islamic Warfare 527–1071, p. 95. ISBN 978-1-84884-215-1.
- McGrath, Alister E. (2013). Christian History: An Introduction. John Wiley & Sons. p. 104. ISBN 9781118337790.
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