976

Events 

 January 10 – Basil II becomes Eastern Roman Emperor
 Brian Boru is inaugurated as King of Munster
 Samuil of Bulgaria becomes Tsar
 Yuelu Academy is founded in China

 Births 

 Emperor Sanjō of Japan

 Deaths 

 January 10 – John I Tzimiskes, Byzantine Emperor
 October 8 – Jelena of Zadar, Queen of Croatia
 November 14 – Emperor Taizu of Song
 Harald Greyhide, King of Norway
 Al-Hakam II, Caliph of Cordoba
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