999
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In the year 999
Mathematics
French mathematician Gerbert of Aurillac becomes Pope Sylvester II. See also 1000 Mathematics.
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This article is about the year 999. For the number, see 999 (number). For the emergency telephone number, see 999 (emergency telephone number). For other uses, see 999 (disambiguation).
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 9th century – 10th century – 11th century |
| Decades: | 960s 970s 980s – 990s – 1000s 1010s 1020s |
| Years: | 996 997 998 – 999 – 1000 1001 1002 |
| 999 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 999 CMXCIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 1752 |
| Armenian calendar | 448 ԹՎ ՆԽԸ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5749 |
| Bahá'í calendar | -845–-844 |
| Bengali calendar | 406 |
| Berber calendar | 1949 |
| English Regnal year | N/A |
| Buddhist calendar | 1543 |
| Burmese calendar | 361 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6507–6508 |
| Chinese calendar | 戊戌年十二月十一日 (3635/3695-12-11) — to —
己亥年十一月廿一日(3636/3696-11-21) |
| Coptic calendar | 715–716 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 991–992 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4759–4760 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1055–1056 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 921–922 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4100–4101 |
| Holocene calendar | 10999 |
| Iranian calendar | 377–378 |
| Islamic calendar | 389–390 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Julian calendar | 999 CMXCIX |
| Korean calendar | 3332 |
| Minguo calendar | 913 before ROC 民前913年 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1542 |
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Year 999 (CMXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
- Silesia is incorporated into territory ruled by Boleslaus I of Poland.
- The Orsay commune is founded.
Asia
- The Samanid Dynasty ends with the invasion of the Karakhanids from north of the river Sir-Darya.
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
Deaths
- February 7 – Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia
- February 18 – Pope Gregory V (b. c. 972)
- 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
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