976 36439 210927373 2008-05-08T00:28:12Z Escarbot 1554195 robot Adding: [[gd:976]] {{year nav|976}} {{M1YearInTopic}} __NOTOC__ ''For the 976 telephone prefix, see [[Premium-rate telephone number]]'' ==Events== ===By Place=== ====Byzantine Empire==== * [[January 10]] — [[Basil II]] becomes Eastern Roman Emperor (see [[Byzantine Emperors]]). ====Europe==== * [[Brian Boru]] is inaugurated as King of [[Munster]]. * [[Samuil of Bulgaria]] starts his reign as [[Tsar]]. * [[Leopold I of Austria (Babenberg)|Leopold of Babenberg]] is appointed as [[Margrave]] of [[Austria]]. The [[Babenberg]] family rules [[Austria]] until [[1246]]. ====Asia==== * The [[Yuelu Academy]] is founded during the early [[Song Dynasty]] of [[China]]. * [[Zhang Sixun]], a Chinese astronomer and engineer, employs the use of [[mercury (element)|liquid mercury]] in order for the [[escapement]] mechanism of his [[astronomical]] [[clock]] to function and for metal parts not to rust by using [[hydraulic]]s (water) or to freeze in winter. ==Births== * [[Emperor Sanjō]] of [[Japan]] ==Deaths== * [[January 10]] — [[Byzantine Emperor John I|John I]], [[Byzantine Emperors|Emperor]] of the [[Eastern Roman Empire]] * [[October 8]] — [[Jelena of Zadar]], [[Queen regnant|Queen]] of [[Croatia]] * [[November 14]] — [[Emperor Taizu of Song China]] * [[Harald Greyhide]], [[King of Norway]] * [[Al-Hakam II]], [[Caliph of Cordoba]] [[Category:976]] [[af:976]] [[am:976 እ.ኤ.አ.]] [[ar:976]] [[an:976]] [[ast:976]] [[az:976]] [[bn:৯৭৬]] [[map-bms:976]] [[be:976]] [[bh:९७६]] [[bs:976]] [[br:976]] [[bg:976]] [[ca:976]] [[cv:976]] [[cs:976]] [[co:976]] [[cy:976]] [[da:976]] [[de:976]] [[et:976]] [[el:976]] [[es:976]] [[eo:976]] [[eu:976]] [[fr:976]] [[gd:976]] [[gl:976]] [[ko:976년]] [[hi:976]] [[hr:976.]] [[io:976]] [[bpy:মারি ৯৭৬]] [[id:976]] [[it:976]] [[he:976]] [[jv:976]] [[ka:976]] [[csb:976]] [[sw:976]] [[ht:976 (almanak jilyen)]] [[la:976]] [[lb:976]] [[lmo:976]] [[hu:976]] [[mk:976]] [[mi:976]] [[mr:इ.स. ९७६]] [[ms:976]] [[nah:976]] [[nl:976]] [[new:९७६]] [[ja:976年]] [[nap:976]] [[no:976]] [[nn:976]] [[nrm:976]] [[oc:976]] [[uz:976]] [[pi:९७६]] [[pl:976]] [[pt:976]] [[ksh:Joohr 976]] [[ro:976]] [[ru:976 год]] [[sa:९७६]] [[sq:976]] [[scn:976]] [[sk:976]] [[sl:976]] [[sr:976]] [[su:976]] [[fi:976]] [[sv:976]] [[tt:976]] [[th:พ.ศ. 1519]] [[tr:976]] [[uk:976]] [[vec:976]] [[zh-yue:976年]] [[zh:976年]]