994

994 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	994; CMXCIV
Ab urbe condita	1747
Armenian calendar	443; ԹՎ ՆԽԳ
Assyrian calendar	5744
Balinese saka calendar	915–916
Bengali calendar	401
Berber calendar	1944
Buddhist calendar	1538
Burmese calendar	356
Byzantine calendar	6502–6503
Chinese calendar	癸巳年 (Water Snake); 3691 or 3484; — to —; 甲午年 (Wood Horse); 3692 or 3485
Coptic calendar	710–711
Discordian calendar	2160
Ethiopian calendar	986–987
Hebrew calendar	4754–4755
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1050–1051
- Shaka Samvat	915–916
- Kali Yuga	4094–4095
Holocene calendar	10994
Iranian calendar	372–373
Islamic calendar	383–384
Japanese calendar	Shōryaku 5; (正暦５年)
Javanese calendar	895–896
Julian calendar	994; CMXCIV
Korean calendar	3327
Minguo calendar	918 before ROC ; 民前918年
Nanakshahi calendar	−474
Seleucid era	1305/1306 AG
Thai solar calendar	1536–1537
Tibetan calendar	阴水蛇年; (female Water-Snake); 1120 or 739 or −33; — to —; 阳木马年; (male Wood-Horse); 1121 or 740 or −32

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	9th century ; 10th century ; 11th century ;
Decades:	970s ; 980s ; 990s ; 1000s ; 1010s ;
Years:	991 ; 992 ; 993 ; 994 ; 995 ; 996 ; 997 ;

Last updated January 22, 2024

Year 994 ( CMXCIV ) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Byzantine Empire

September 15 – Battle of the Orontes: Fatimid forces, under Turkish general Manjutakin (also the governor of Damascus), besiege Apamea (modern Syria). Emperor Basil II sends a Byzantine expeditionary army, led by Dux Michael Bourtzes, to relieve the city in alliance with the Hamdanid Dynasty. Manjutakin defeats the Hamdanids with his forces and attacks the Byzantine force in the rear. The Byzantine army panics and flees, losing some 5,000 men in the process.

Europe

June 23 – Viking Age: Danish Viking raiders, (probably) under King Sweyn Forkbeard, plunder the city of Stade (Lower Saxony). Count Lothair Udo I is captured and killed, during the battle with the pirates.^[1]
September – King Otto III, now 14 years old, receives the regalia to rule the Kingdom of Germany at an assembly of the Imperial Diet in Solingen. Otto appoints Heribert of Cologne as chancellor of Italy.^[2]

England

A Danish Viking fleet, under Olaf Tryggvason, sails up the Thames Estuary, and besieges London. King Æthelred II (the Unready) pays Olaf 16,000 lbs of silver (Danegeld).^[3]
Olaf Tryggvason, already a baptised Christian, is confirmed as Christian in a ceremony at Andover. After receiving gifts from Æthelred II, Olaf leaves for Norway.

By topic

Astronomy

An increase in carbon-14 concentration, recorded in tree rings, suggests that a strong solar storm may have hit the Earth in either 993 or 994.

Births

November 7 – Ibn Hazm, Andalusian historian and poet (d. 1064)
Ahmad al-Bayhaqi, Persian Sunni hadith scholar (d. 1066)
Alfonso V (the Noble), king of León (Spain) (d. 1028)
Lothair Udo I, margrave of the Nordmark (d. 1057)
Sancho III (the Great), king of Pamplona (approximate date)
Simeon, Norman abbot of Ely Abbey (approximate date)
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi, Andalusian female poet (d. 1091)

Deaths

February 3 – William IV, duke of Aquitaine (b. 937)
April 4 – Egbert (the One-Eyed), German nobleman
April 23 – Gerard of Toul, German priest and bishop
May 11 – Majolus of Cluny, Frankish priest and abbot
June 23 – Lothair Udo I, German nobleman (b. 950)
June 24 – Abu Isa al-Warraq, Arab scholar (b. 889)
July 8 – Richardis, margravine consort of Austria
July 10 – Leopold I, margrave of Austria (b. 940)
October 28 – Sigeric, archbishop of Canterbury
October 31 – Wolfgang, bishop of Regensburg
Bagrat II, king of Iberia-Kartli (Georgia) (b. 937)
Fujiwara no Takamitsu, Japanese waka poet
Ibn Juljul, Andalusian physician (approximate date)
Sancho Garcés II, king of Navarre (Spain)

Related Research Articles

The 1000s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1000, and ended on December 31, 1009.

The 860s decade ran from January 1, 860, to December 31, 869.

The 1070s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1070, and ended on December 31, 1079.

The 940s decade ran from January 1, 940, to December 31, 949.

The 950s decade ran from January 1, 950, to December 31, 959.

The 960s decade ran from January 1, 960, to December 31, 969.

The 970s decade ran from January 1, 970, to December 31, 979.

The 980s decade ran from January 1, 980, to December 31, 989.

The 990s decade ran from January 1, 990, to December 31, 999.

Year 991 (CMXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.

Year 966 (CMLXVI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.

Year 1002 (MII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.

Year 1003 (MIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.

Year 1004 (MIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.

Year 1007 (MVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.

Year 1070 (MLXX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1070th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 70th year of the 2nd millennium, the 70th year of the 11th century, and the 1st year of the 1070s decade.

The 1010s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1010, and ended on December 31, 1019.

Year 870 (DCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 870th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 870th year of the 1st millennium, the 70th year of the 9th century, and the 1st year of the 870s decade.

Year 950 (CML) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.

The 1020s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1020, and ended on December 31, 1029.

References

↑ Reuter, Timothy (1992). Germany in the Early Middle Ages, 800-1036, London and New York.
↑ Reuter, Timothy (1999). The New Cambridge Medieval History, Volume III, p. 257. ISBN 978-0-521-36447-8.
↑ John Haywood (1995). The Historical Atlas of the Vikings: Raids on Æthelred's Kingdom, p. 119. ISBN 978-0-140-51328-8.

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[1] Reuter, Timothy (1992). Germany in the Early Middle Ages, 800-1036, London and New York.

[2] Reuter, Timothy (1999). The New Cambridge Medieval History, Volume III, p. 257. ISBN 978-0-521-36447-8.

[3] John Haywood (1995). The Historical Atlas of the Vikings: Raids on Æthelred's Kingdom, p. 119. ISBN 978-0-140-51328-8.

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Gregorian calendar	994 CMXCIV
Ab urbe condita	1747
Armenian calendar	443 ԹՎ ՆԽԳ
Assyrian calendar	5744
Balinese saka calendar	915–916
Bengali calendar	401
Berber calendar	1944
Buddhist calendar	1538
Burmese calendar	356
Byzantine calendar	6502–6503
Chinese calendar	癸巳年 (Water Snake) 3691 or 3484 — to — 甲午年 (Wood Horse) 3692 or 3485
Coptic calendar	710–711
Discordian calendar	2160
Ethiopian calendar	986–987
Hebrew calendar	4754–4755
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1050–1051
- Shaka Samvat	915–916
- Kali Yuga	4094–4095
Holocene calendar	10994
Iranian calendar	372–373
Islamic calendar	383–384
Japanese calendar	Shōryaku 5 (正暦５年)
Javanese calendar	895–896
Julian calendar	994 CMXCIV
Korean calendar	3327
Minguo calendar	918 before ROC 民前918年
Nanakshahi calendar	−474
Seleucid era	1305/1306 AG
Thai solar calendar	1536–1537
Tibetan calendar	阴水蛇年 (female Water-Snake) 1120 or 739 or −33 — to — 阳木马年 (male Wood-Horse) 1121 or 740 or −32

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