| Centuries: | 9th century - 10th century - 11th century |
| Decades: | 940s 950s 960s - 970s - 980s 990s 1000s
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| Years: | 969 970 971 - 972 - 973 974 975 |
| Gregorian calendar | 972 CMLXXII
|
| Ab urbe condita | 1725 |
| Armenian calendar | 421 ԹՎ ՆԻԱ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -872 – -871 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1516 |
| Coptic calendar | 688 – 689 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 964 – 965 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4732 – 4733 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1027 – 1028 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 894 – 895 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4073 – 4074 |
| Holocene calendar | 10972 |
| Iranian calendar | 350 – 351 |
| Islamic calendar | 361 – 362 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 1632 (皇紀1632年) |
| Julian calendar | 1017 |
| Korean calendar | 3305 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1515 |
Events[]
By Place[]
Europe[]
- Otto II marries Theophanu, Byzantine princess.
- Battle of Cedynia — Polish duke Mieszko I defeats Germans.
- Boleslaus II the Pious succeeds Boleslav I of Bohemia in Bohemia.
- The monastery at the site of Peterborough Cathedral is rebuilt.
- Emperor John Tzimisces makes eastern Bulgaria a Byzantine dependency.
- A battle between Estonian and Icelandic vikings in Saaremaa described in Njál's saga.
Asia[]
- Yaropolk of Kiev succeeds Svyatoslav I in Kiev.
Africa[]
- Fatimids enter Egypt, establish the city of Cairo and the Al-Azhar mosque.
- Buluggin ibn Ziri appointed viceroy in Ifriqiya, start of the Zirid dynasty
By Topic[]
Religion[]
- Pope Benedict VI succeeds Pope John XIII as pope.
- Saint Eadburga is canonized.
Births[]
- March 27 — King Robert II of France (d. 1031)
- Al-Mawardi
- Ermesinde of Carcassonne, countess and regent of Barcelona (d. 1057)
- Fujiwara no Yukinari
- Fulk III of Anjou
- Pope Gregory V
- Henry II
- Renauld I
Deaths[]
- July 15 — Boleslav I of Bohemia
- September 6 — Pope John XIII
- Liutprand, bishop of Cremona and historian
- Sviatoslav I
People of the year 972 at Familypedia
8 people were born in 972
12 children were born to the 2 women born in 972
4 people died in 972
278 people lived in 972
| Father | Mother | |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Porphyrogenita (963-1011) | Romanos II (938-963) | Theophano (941-c980) |
| Dobrynya (c945-c995) | Malk Lyubchanin | |
| Konstantin Dobrynich (c965-1022) | Dobrynya (c945-c995) | |
| Malfrida (c965-1000) | ||
| Malusha (940-1020) | Malk Lyubchanin | |
| Olava (c960-c995) | ||
| Rogvolod (c920-978) | Ulf Tostesson Jarl of Skara | Ingeborg |
| Adaldag (c900-988) | ||
| Malcolm II of Scotland (c954-1034) | Kenneth II of Scotland (bef954-995) | Unknown of Leinster (c930-) |
| Rostaing Arbald (965-1023) | Pons Arbald (930-?) | Hermengarde of Arles (940-999) |
| Ramiro III of León (961-985) | Sancho I of León (?-966) | Teresa Ansúrez (?-?) |
| Bernhard I von Sachsen (c950-1011) | Hermann Billung (c906-973) | Oda (?-?) |
| Ekbert Billung (935-994) | Wichmann Billung (916-944) | |
| Hathui Billung (939-1014) | Wichmann Billung (916-944) | Bia von Ringelsheim (-) |
| Hermann Billung (c906-973) | Billung IV von Sachsen (900-967) | Ermengarde de Nantes (900-) |
| ... further results | ||
Events of the year 972 at Familypedia
5 people were married in 972.
| Joined with | |
|---|---|
| Theophanu Skleros (960-991) | Otto II von Sachsen (955-983) |
| Henri I de Bourgogne (c948-1002) | Gerberga de Macon (?-c988)+Garsende de Gascogne (c977-)+Mahaut de Chalon (?-1019) |
| Guillaume I de Provence (956-993) | Arsinde de Comminges (951-982) + Adelaide of Anjou (c947-1026) |
| Heinrich II von Bayern (951-995) | Gisela de Bourgogne (c950-c1006) |
| Otto II von Sachsen (955-983) | Theophanu Skleros (960-991) |
There were 0 military battles in 972.
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