This page relates to the year 965 Calendrier Julien.

Events

• March 27th: Arnoul II becomes Count de Flandre (fine in 988). With died of Arnoul Large the, the Flanders loses some territories with the profit of the Normandy.
• May 20th: After the death of the Margrave Gero, its walk ( Marca Geronis ) is divided into 5 parts: the Walk of North, the Walk of the East saxonne, the Walk of Misnie, the Walk of Zeitz and the Walk of Mersebourg.

• October 1st: Beginning of the Pontificate of Jean XIII (fine in 973). Wire of Theodora the Young person, it is elected pope thanks to Othon I {{er}}. It will reorganize the Church of Germany.

• the Normands go up the the Seine until Jeufosse. The peace of Gisors recognizes the authority of Richard Ier on the Normandy, in the vassalage of Hugues Capet. Evreux is returned to the Norman ones.
• évêché of Marseilles passes to the hands Viscounts (end in 1073).
• Administrative reform of Thord Gellir in Iceland with institution of the Thing S of district. Administrative division of Iceland in four sectors (Quarter-North, Quarter-South, Quarter-Are, Quarter-West). The number of the godhar passes from 36 to 39.
• Erection of the Grosse stone of outstanding Jelling the birth certificate of the Denmark .
• Marriage of Mieszko Ier of Poland with Dubravka of Bohemia.
• Forwarding of Sviatoslav Ier against the Bulgarian of the Volga. Their capital, Bolgar, are put at bag.
• the empire of the Khazars on the the Volga is beaten by the Russians of Sviatoslav Ier and passes under their domination. Itil, the capital, is devastated. The empire will disaggregate little time afterwards.
• the emperor Nicéphore II Phokas takes again Cyprus with the Moslems.

Science & technology

• Treated fixed stars , of the astronomer Ab der Raham Al Soufi.

Art & culture

• Voyage in Occident of Arabic Ibrâhim B. Ya' qûb. He visits Bordeaux, Noirmoutier and can be Saint Malo, then goes in Ireland, course the Empire and crosses the Italy to embark with Trapani.

Births in 965

• Alhazen ( Ibn Al-Haytham ), Mathematician and Arab physicist.

Death in 965

• February 23rd: Otton of Burgundy.

• March 1st: Leon VIII, pope.
• March 27th: Arnoul Large the, Count de Flandre.
• May 10th: Hedwige of Saxony, widow of Hugues Large the, duke of the Francs, and mother of Hugues Capet.
• May 20th: Gero I {{er}} Large the, Margrave.
• July 4th: Benoit V, pope deposited in exile with Hamburg.
• October 5th: Aymard, abbot of Cluny since 942.

• Al-Mutanabbi, Arab poet, with Baghdad (born in 915).

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