986

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	9th century 10th century 11th century
Decades:	960s 970s 980s 990s 1000s
Years:	983 984 985 986 987 988 989

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986 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	986 CMLXXXVI
Ab urbe condita	1739
Armenian calendar	435 ԹՎ ՆԼԵ
Assyrian calendar	5736
Balinese saka calendar	907–908
Bengali calendar	393
Berber calendar	1936
Buddhist calendar	1530
Burmese calendar	348
Byzantine calendar	6494–6495
Chinese calendar	乙酉年 (Wood Rooster) 3682 or 3622 — to — 丙戌年 (Fire Dog) 3683 or 3623
Coptic calendar	702–703
Discordian calendar	2152
Ethiopian calendar	978–979
Hebrew calendar	4746–4747
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1042–1043
- Shaka Samvat	907–908
- Kali Yuga	4086–4087
Holocene calendar	10986
Iranian calendar	364–365
Islamic calendar	375–376
Japanese calendar	Kanna 2 (寛和２年)
Javanese calendar	887–888
Julian calendar	986 CMLXXXVI
Korean calendar	3319
Minguo calendar	926 before ROC 民前926年
Nanakshahi calendar	−482
Seleucid era	1297/1298 AG
Thai solar calendar	1528–1529
Tibetan calendar	阴木鸡年 (female Wood-Rooster) 1112 or 731 or −41 — to — 阳火狗年 (male Fire-Dog) 1113 or 732 or −40

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Year 986 (CMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

Explorer Bjarni Herjólfsson becomes the first inhabitant of the Old World to sight North America.

Emperor Ichijō succeeds Emperor Kazan on the throne of Japan.
March–July – Chi go Pass Campaign: The Song dynasty sends armies on three fronts against the Liao dynasty in the Sixteen Prefectures, but they are defeated on all fronts.
One of the Four Great Books of Song, the Chinese encyclopedia Finest Blossoms in the Garden of Literature is finished in this year, with a total of 1,000 volumes, representing the work of some 2,200 authors.

March 2 – Louis V becomes King of the Franks.
August 17 – Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Battle of the Gates of Trajan – The Bulgarians defeat the Byzantine Empire forces at the Gate of Trajan, near modern-day Ihtiman, with Byzantine Emperor Basil II barely escaping.
The de facto ruler of al-Andalus, al-Mansur, continues his effort in the north of the Iberian peninsula; he takes and sacks Coimbra (following which the city is said to have remained deserted for six years).
Sweyn Forkbeard becomes King of Denmark.
Battle of Hjörungavágr: Håkon Sigurdsson of Norway defeats the Danish invasion force.

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