999
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 |
Year 999 (CMXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Depending on how one defines a millennium, 999 was either the last or second-to-last year of the first millennium.
Events
By place
Asia
- The Samanid Dynasty ends with the invasion of the Karakhanids from north of the river Sir-Darya
Europe
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
- Bao Zheng, Chinese magistrate and ruler of Kaifeng (d. 1062)
Deaths
- February 7 – Boleslaus II the Pious, 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