968
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| Years: 964 965 966 967 - 968 - 969 970 971 972 |
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| Decades: 930s 940s 950s - 960s - 970s 980s 990s |
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| Centuries: 9th century - 10th century - 11th century |
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| 968 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
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| Gregorian calendar | 968 CMLXVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1721 |
| Armenian calendar | 417 ԹՎ ՆԺԷ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -876 – -875 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1512 |
| Chinese calendar | 3604/3664-11-29 (丁卯年十一月廿九日) — to —
3605/3665-12-10(戊辰年十二月初十日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 960 – 961 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4728 – 4729 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1023 – 1024 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 890 – 891 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4069 – 4070 |
| Holocene calendar | 10968 |
| Iranian calendar | 346 – 347 |
| Islamic calendar | 357 – 358 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 1628 (皇紀1628年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 10968 |
| Julian calendar | 1013 |
| Korean calendar | 3301 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1511 |
[edit] Events
- Siege of Kiev by the Pechenegs.
- The Battle near Silistra occurred in the spring near the Bulgarian town of Silistra, but most probably on the modern territory of Romania.
- Foundation of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg.
- Foundation of first Polish bishopric in Poznań. Jordan became the first bishop.
[edit] Births
- May 14 - Leofric, Earl of Mercia
- King Ethelred II of England
- Emperor Kazan, emperor of Japan
- Romanus III, Byzantine emperor (d. 1034)
