979

Years: 975 976 977 978 - 979 - 980 981 982 983

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

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

Events:

• The Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man, is founded.
• Ethelred succeeds his brother Edward as king of England
• Jawhar as-Siqilli dismissed as Vizir of Egypt, replaced by Yaqub ibn Killis

Births:

• Estrid of the Obotrites, future wife of king Olaf Skötkonung of Sweden

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