981 48028 210937498 2008-05-08T01:21:52Z Escarbot 1554195 robot Adding: [[gd:981]] {{year nav|981}} {{M1YearInTopic}} __NOTOC__ ==Events== ===By Place=== ====Europe==== * The great [[viking]] explorer [[Eric the Red-haired]] leaves Norway to survey an island west of [[Iceland]]. He finds land and calls it [[Greenland]]. Hundreds of land-starved Vikings board longships and head west for this so-called "Greenland." ====Asia==== * The first ever Mahamasthakabhisheka ceremony, of the sacred 57 feet high monolithic statue of Lord Bahubali, is performed. * The majestic Gommateshwara statue is built by [[Chavundaraya]] of the [[Western Ganga Dynasty]] in [[India]]. * The Bulgarians invade the [[Byzantine Empire]]. * The first commercially made [[soap]] for shaving sells for 3 dirhams (0.3 dinars). ==Births== * ==Deaths== * [[Adalbert of Magdeburg]] * [[Gyeongjong of Goryeo]] * [[Olaf Cuaran]] * [[Pandulf Ironhead]] * [[Xue Juzheng]], noted Chinese historian [[Category:981]] [[af:981]] [[am:981 እ.ኤ.አ.]] [[ar:981]] [[an:981]] [[ast:981]] [[az:981]] [[bn:৯৮১]] [[map-bms:981]] [[be:981]] [[bh:९८१]] [[bs:981]] [[br:981]] [[bg:981]] [[ca:981]] [[cv:981]] [[cs:981]] [[co:981]] [[cy:981]] [[da:981]] [[de:981]] [[et:981]] [[el:981]] [[es:981]] [[eo:981]] [[eu:981]] [[fr:981]] [[fy:981]] [[gd:981]] [[gl:981]] [[ko:981년]] [[hi:981]] [[hr:981.]] [[io:981]] [[bpy:মারি ৯৮১]] [[id:981]] [[it:981]] [[he:981]] [[jv:981]] [[ka:981]] [[csb:981]] [[sw:981]] [[ht:981 (almanak jilyen)]] [[la:981]] [[lb:981]] [[lmo:981]] [[hu:981]] [[mk:981]] [[mi:981]] [[mr:इ.स. ९८१]] [[ms:981]] [[nah:981]] [[nl:981]] [[new:९८१]] [[ja:981年]] [[nap:981]] [[no:981]] [[nn:981]] [[nrm:981]] [[oc:981]] [[uz:981]] [[pi:९८१]] [[pl:981]] [[pt:981]] [[ksh:Joohr 981]] [[ro:981]] [[ru:981 год]] [[sa:९८१]] [[sq:981]] [[scn:981]] [[simple:981]] [[sk:981]] [[sl:981]] [[sr:981]] [[su:981]] [[fi:981]] [[sv:981]] [[tt:981]] [[th:พ.ศ. 1524]] [[tr:981]] [[uk:981]] [[vec:981]] [[zh-yue:981年]] [[zea:981]] [[zh:981年]]