Years: 966 967 968 969 - 970 - 971 972 973 974

Decades: 940s 950s 960s - 970s - 980s 990s 1000s

Centuries: 9th century - 10th century - 11th century

Events

• Major volcano eruption in Mashu , Japan
• Devastating decade long famine begins in France
• Byzantine Emperor John I successfully defends the Eastern Roman Empire from massive barbarian invasion
• Construction completed on Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo, world's oldest Islamic university

Births

• Leif Ericson, Norse explorer
• Seyyed Razi, important Muslim scholar and writer

Deaths

• Magyar king, Toksyun