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{{Year nav|996}} {{Year in various calendars|996}} {{Year article header|996}} == Events == * March/April – [[Pope John XV]] dies before being able to crown [[Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto III]], [[List of German Kings and Emperors|King of Germany]] as [[Holy Roman Emperor]]. Otto resides in [[Pavia]] while waiting for the election of the next [[Pope]]. * [[May 3]] – Twenty-four year old Bruno of [[Carinthia (duchy)|Carinthia]], grandson of [[Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor]] and first cousin of Otto III, is elected [[Pope Gregory V]]. He is the first [[Holy Roman Empire|German]] Pope. * [[May 21]] – Sixteen year old [[Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto III]] is crowned [[Holy Roman Emperor]] by his cousin [[Pope Gregory V]]. * [[October 24]] – [[Hugh Capet of France|Hugh Capet]], [[King of France]] dies and is succeeded by his son [[Robert II of France]]. * [[Abu Mansoor Nizar al-Aziz Billah]], fifth [[Fatimid Caliphate|Caliph]] in [[History of Egypt|Egypt]] dies and is succeeded by his son [[Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah]]. * [[November 1]] – Emperor [[Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto III]] issues a deed to [[Gottschalk, Bishop of Freising]], which is the oldest known document using the name ''[[Ostarrîchi]]'' ([[Austria]] in [[Old High German]]). * [[Niujie Mosque]] constructed in [[Beijing]] [[Category:996| ]]