What happened in 980?
11 recorded events in 980, including 5 in people, 3 in architecture & engineering and 2 in wars & conflicts. A further 2 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 2
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Battle of Tara
980 battle in Ireland
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Battle of Moghrisi
Battle of Moghrisi (Wars & Conflicts).
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People 5
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Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi died
Arab mathematician
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ʿĪsā al-Rāzī died
Muslim historian
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Avicenna born
Born in Afshona. Persian polymath, physician and philosopher (c. 980–1037).
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Otto III born
Born in Klever Reichswald. Holy Roman Emperor from 996 to 1002.
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Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi died
Died in Damascus. Arab mathematician.
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Architecture & Engineering 3
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Ravning Bridge
Bridge
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Sant Pere de Gaià
Church building in Aiguamúrcia, Spain
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Monastery in Gerbstedt
Monastery in Gerbstedt (Architecture & Engineering).
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Empires & Countries 1
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Cara culture founded
Cara culture was founded, with its capital at Quito.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 2 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 980 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 980.
980s 2
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Battle of Fýrisvellir
980 battle
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Kalokyros Delphinas died
Byzantine general
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