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- This article is about the year 990. For other uses, see 990 (number).
| Years: 986 987 988 989 - 990 - 991 992 993 994 | |
| Decades: 960s 970s 980s - 990s - 1000s 1010s 1020s | |
| Centuries: 9th century - 10th century - 11th century | |
Events
- January 1 - Kievan Rus' adopts the Julian calendar.
- Construction of the Al-Hakim Mosque begins in Cairo.
- The Pax Ecclesiae, an edict by the church in southern France attempting to outlaw acts of war against non-combatants and the clergy, is promulgated.
Births
- Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor (approximate)
- Edmund II of England, (approximate)
- Mieszko II of Poland, king of Poland from 1025 to 1031, duke from 1032 to 1034.
- Yorimichi, regent to the Japanese emperor from 1017 to 1020 and from 1020 to 1068.
- Johannes Skotus, Bishop of Mecklenburg (approximate)
Deaths
- Kaneie, regent to the Japanese emperor from 986 to 990.
- Al-Uqlidisi, Middle-East mathematician.
- Dunash ben Labrat
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