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Year 999
(CMXCIX
) was a common year of the Julian Calendar.
by topic
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Politics
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State leaders - Sovereign states
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Birth and death categories
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Births - Deaths
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Establishment and disestablishment categories
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Establishments - Disestablishments
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999 TICKETS
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Events
By place
Europe
- Silesia is incorporated into territory ruled by Boleslaus I of Poland.
- The Orsay commune is founded.
By topic
Religion
- April 2 — Gerbert of Aurillac becomes Pope Silvester II and succeeds Pope Gregory V as the 139th pope.
- Sigmundur Brestisson introduces Christianity in the Faroe Islands.
- Christianity is adopted in Iceland.
Births
- Bao Qingtian, Chinese magistrate and mayor of Kaifeng (d. 1062)
Deaths
- February 7 — Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia
- February 18 — Pope Gregory V
- December 16 — Saint Adelaide of Italy (b. 931)
- December - Elisabeth of Vendôme, wife of Fulk III of Anjou (aka Fulk the Black)
- Maredudd ab Owain, King of Gwynedd
References
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