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Years: 991 992 993 994 - 995 - 996 997 998 999

Decades: 960s 970s 980s - 990s - 1000s 1010s 1020s

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

Events

• (Erik Segersäll) is succeeded by (Olof Skötkonung), the first baptized ruler of Sweden. See Swedish monarchs.
• Basil II lifts the siege of Aleppo by mounting his entire army and transferring it across Anatolia in sixteen days.
• Constantine III king of Scotland.
• Boleslaus II of Bohemia massacres the Slavnik's dynasty at Libice

Births

• Canute the Great (approximate) (d. 1035)
• Guido of Arezzo, Italian musician (d. 1050)
• Abolfazl Beyhaghi, Persian historian and author (d. 1077)
• Olaf II of Norway (d.1030)

Deaths

• February 5 - William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937)
• Henry II, Duke of Bavaria (b.951)
• Kenneth II of Scotland (possibly murdered)