What is 970s?
{{decadebox|97}} The '''970s''' was a decade that began on 1 January 970, and ended on 31 December 979. It is distinct from the decade known as the '''''98th decade''''' which began on January 1, 971. and ended on December 31, 980. __NOTOC__ ==970== * A major [[volcano]] erupts in [[Mashu]], [[Japan]]. * A terrible [[famine]] begins in [[France]]. * [[Eric the Victorious]] becomes the first king of Sweden. === Births === * [[Leif Ericson]], Norse explorer * [[Seyyed Razi]], important [[Muslim]] scholar and writer * [[Sitt al-Mulk]] * [[Xu Daoning]], Chinese artist === Deaths === * [[30 January]] &ndash; [[Peter I of Bulgaria]] * [[Magyars|Magyar]] leader, [[Taksony of Hungary|Taksány]] * [[Ferdinand II of Castile]] * [[Fujiwara no Saneyori]] * [[García III of Pamplona]] * [[Hatto II, Archbishop of Mainz]] * [[Menahem ben Saruq]] * [[Patriarch Polyeuctus of Constantinople]] * [[Taksony of Hungary]] ==971== * [[Kenneth II of Scotland]] succeeds [[Culen]] as King === Births === * [[Kushyar ibn Labban]] * [[Mahmud of Ghazni]] * [[Emperor Shengzong of Liao]] * [[Prince Shaif]] === Deaths === * [[Abu Jafar Khazeni]] * [[Culen of Scotland]] * [[Ziri ibn Manad]] ==972== * [[Otto II]] marries [[Theophanu]], [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] princess * [[Battle of Cedynia]] – Polish duke [[Mieszko I]] defeats [[Germany|Germans]] * [[Pope Benedict VI]] succeeds [[Pope John XIII]] as pope * [[Boleslaus II the Pious]] succeeds [[Boleslav I of Bohemia]] in [[Bohemia]] * [[Yaropolk of Kiev]] succeeds [[Sviatoslav I, Prince of Kiev|Sviatoslav I]] in [[Kiev]] * [[Fatimid Caliphate|Fatimids]] enter [[Egypt]], establish the [[Al-Azhar mosque]] in Cairo * [[Buluggin ibn Ziri]] appointed viceroy in [[Ifriqiya]], start of the [[Zirid]] dynasty * The monastery at the site of [[Peterborough Cathedral]] is rebuilt * [[Saint Eadburga]] is canonized * Emperor [[John Tzoimisces]] makes eastern [[Bulgaria]] a [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] subject * The city of [[Satu Mare]], [[Romania]] is founded === Births === * [[March 27]] &ndash;