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<catset>Category="969"</catset><right><p><table cellpadding=3 style="margin-left: 15px;"><tr><td align=center colspan=2><small><b>Years:</b></small><br><a href="965">965</a> <a href="966">966</a> <a href="967">967</a> <a href="968">968</a> - 969 - <a href="970">970</a> <a href="971">971</a> <a href="972">972</a> <a href="973">973</a></td></tr><tr><td align=center colspan=2><small><b><a href="List of decades">Decades</a>:</b></small><br><a href="930s">930s</a> <a href="940s">940s</a> <a href="950s">950s</a> - <b><a href="960s">960s</a></b> - <a href="970s">970s</a> <a href="980s">980s</a> <a href="990s">990s</a></td></tr><tr><td align=center><small><b><a href="Centuries">Centuries</a>:</b></small><br><a href="9th century">9th century</a> - <b><a href="10th century">10th century</a></b> - <a href="11th century">11th century</a></td></tr></table><p></right><h2 style="margin: 0; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa; font-size: 150%;">Events</h2><ul> <li> <a href="December 11">December 11</a> - <a href="John I Tzimisces">John I</a> becomes <a href="List of Byzantine emperors">Emperor</a> of the <a href="Byzantine Empire">Eastern Roman Empire</a>. <li> <a href="Boris II of Bulgaria">Boris II</a> succeeds <a href="Peter I of Bulgaria">Peter I</a> as Tsar of <a href="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a>. <li> <a href="Fatimid">Fatimids</a> move their capital from <a href="Kairouan">Kairouan</a> (in modern <a href="Tunisia">Tunisia</a>) to Fustat (modern <a href="Cairo">Cairo</a>, Egypt). <li> <a href="Emperor En'yu">Emperor En'y&#363;</a> succeeds <a href="Emperor Reizei">Emperor Reizei</a> on the throne of <a href="Japan">Japan</a>. <li> Jing Zong succeeds Mu Zong in <a href="Khitan">Khitan</a>. <li> <a href="Nicephorus II">Nicephorus II</a> captures <a href="Antioch">Antioch</a> from the <a href="Arab">Arabs</a>. <li> <a href="Uththama Chola">Uththama Chola</a> becomes the Chola Emperor after the mysterious death of <a href="Aditya Karikalan">Aditya Karikalan</a> a.k.a. Aditya Chola II. He rules for 12 years. Arulmolivarman becomes heir apparent who later becomes the great <a href="Rajaraja Chola I">Rajaraja Chola I</a> </ul><h2 style="margin: 0; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa; font-size: 150%;">Births</h2><ul> <li> <a href="Olaf I of Norway">Olaf I of Norway</a> <li> <a href="Thietmar">Thietmar</a>, bishop (+ <a href="1019">1019</a>) </ul><h2 style="margin: 0; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa; font-size: 150%;">Deaths</h2><ul> <li> <a href="January 29">January 29</a> - <a href="Peter I of Bulgaria">Peter I of Bulgaria</a> <li> <a href="July 11">July 11</a> - <a href="Olga of Kiev">Olga of Kiev</a> <li> <a href="Harald II of Norway">Harald II of Norway</a> <li> <a href="Nicephorus II">Nicephorus II</a> </ul>