985
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| Years: 981 982 983 984 - 985 - 986 987 988 989 |
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| Decades: 950s 960s 970s - 980s - 990s 1000s 1010s |
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| Centuries: 9th century - 10th century - 11th century |
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| 985 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
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| Gregorian calendar | 985 CMLXXXV |
| Ab urbe condita | 1738 |
| Armenian calendar | 434 ԹՎ ՆԼԴ |
| Chinese calendar | 3621/3681-12-8 (甲申年十二月初八日) — to —
3622/3682-11-17(乙酉年十一月十七日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 977 – 978 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4745 – 4746 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1040 – 1041 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 907 – 908 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4086 – 4087 |
| Iranian calendar | 363 – 364 |
| Islamic calendar | 374 – 375 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 1645 (皇紀1645年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 10985 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1528 |
[edit] Events
- Barcelona sacked by Al-Mansur
- Greenland colonized by Icelandic Viking Erik the Red (the date is according to legend but has been established as at least approximately correct – see History of Greenland)
- Lady Wulfruna founded the town that later became the city of Wolverhampton
- Henry the Wrangler restored as Duke of Bavaria
- Rajaraja Chola I becomes the Chola Emperor and brings in another golden era of Chola dynasty
- August - Pope John XV succeeds Pope John XIV as the 137th pope.
[edit] Births
- Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, later sixth Fatimid Caliph in Egypt.
