What happened in 997?
Battle of Spercheios, Battle of Ascalon and Adalbert of Prague — among 21 events recorded in 997.
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Wars & Conflicts 3
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Battle of Spercheios
997 battle of the Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars
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Battle of Ascalon
997 battle
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Santiago de Compostela campaign
997 military campaign
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People 8
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Emperor Taizong of Song died
2nd emperor of the Song Dynasty
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Adalbert of Prague died
Bohemian missionary and saint (c.956–997)
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Constantine III of Scotland died
King of Scotland (971-997)
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Seongjong died
6th king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea (r. 981-997)
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Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Khwarizmi died
10th-century Turkic poet
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Teresa Ansúrez died
Queen Consort of Leon
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Roman of Bulgaria died
Died in Constantinople. Bulgarian ruler.
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Pressiyan II born
Born in Ohrid. Bulgarian prince, Byzantine general.
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Religion & Belief Systems 1
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Saint-Martin-du-Canigou
Abbey located in Pyrénées-Orientales, in France
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Architecture & Engineering 2
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Kloster Harsefeld
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Klemenskirken i Trondheim
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Empires & Countries 1
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Prince-Bishopric of Verdun founded
Prince-Bishopric of Verdun was founded, with its capital at Verdun.
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