972

Years: 968 969 970 971 - 972 - 973 974 975 976

Decades: 940s 950s 960s - 970s - 980s 990s 1000s

Centuries: 9th century - 10th century - 11th century

Events

• Otto II marries Theophanu, Byzantine princess.
• Battle of Cedynia - Polish duke Mieszko I defeats 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 in Kiev.
• Fatimids enter Egypt.
• The monastery at the site of Peterborough Cathedral is rebuilt.
• Saint Eadburga is canonized.
• Emperor John Tsimisces makes eastern Bulgaria a Byzantine protectorate.

Births

• March 27 - King Robert II of France (d. 1031)

Deaths

• September 6 - Pope John XIII
• Boleslav I of Bohemia
• Liutprand, bishop of Cremona and historian
• Sviatoslav I, Prince of Kiev

See also: 972, 1000s, 1031, 10th century, 11th century, 940s, 950s, 960s, 968, 969