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| Years: 957 958 959 960 - 961 - 962 963 964 965 | |
| Decades: 930s 940s 950s - 960s - 970s 980s 990s | |
| Centuries: 9th century - 10th century - 11th century | |
Events
- Byzantine Empire recaptures Crete from Muslim control
- Ani made the capital of Armenia by the Bagratid dynasty
- Haakon I of Norway squashed the rebelling forces of Eric Bloodaxe's sons but was killed in the Battle of Fitje.
- Harald II of Norway becomes ruler of Western part of Norway
Births
- Edith of Wilton
- Sigmundur Brestisson, chieftain in the Faroe Islands.
Deaths
- King Haakon I of Norway
- Abd-ar-rahman III, Caliph of Cordoba
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