967
This article is about the year 967. For the number, see 967 (number).
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 9th century – 10th century – 11th century |
| Decades: | 930s 940s 950s – 960s – 970s 980s 990s |
| Years: | 964 965 966 – 967 – 968 969 970 |
| 967 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 967 CMLXVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1720 |
| Armenian calendar | 416 ԹՎ ՆԺԶ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5717 |
| Bengali calendar | 374 |
| Berber calendar | 1917 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1511 |
| Burmese calendar | 329 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6475–6476 |
| Chinese calendar | 丙寅年 (Fire Tiger) 3663 or 3603 — to — 丁卯年 (Fire Rabbit) 3664 or 3604 |
| Coptic calendar | 683–684 |
| Discordian calendar | 2133 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 959–960 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4727–4728 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1023–1024 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 889–890 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4068–4069 |
| Holocene calendar | 10967 |
| Iranian calendar | 345–346 |
| Islamic calendar | 356–357 |
| Japanese calendar | Kōhō 4 (康保４年) |
| Julian calendar | 967 CMLXVII |
| Korean calendar | 3300 |
| Minguo calendar | 945 before ROC 民前945年 |
| Seleucid era | 1278/1279 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1509–1510 |
Year 967 (CMLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Africa
- The Fatimid general Gawhar al-Siqilli launches a new victorious campaign in the West of the Magrib.
Europe
- The Bishopric of Merseburg is formed in Saxony, with Boso of Merseburg as its first bishop.
- Conchobar mac Tadg (Connor MacTeague) becomes King of Connacht.
- Pandulf Ironhead becomes duke of Spoleto.
- Otto II is crowned co-emperor by Pope John XIII.
- Olaf Tryggvason flees Norway with his mother, only to be attacked by Estonian Vikings.
- Dado becomes count of Pombia.
- The Khazar capital of Atil falls to the Kievan Rus (approximate date)
Asia
- Emperor Reizei ascends to the throne of Japan.
- The Cambodian temple of Banteay Srei is consecrated.
- Li Yixing becomes jiedushi of Dingnan.
- Amber, India is founded as a settlement.
Middle East
Births
- Sigrid Storrada (the Haughty), queen of Sweden and Denmark
- Bolesław I, king of Poland
- Gothelo I, duke of Lorraine
- Louis V, king of France
- Badi' al-Zamān al-Hamadhāni, Arab author
- Walter von Speyer, German poet and bishop
- Abusaeid Abolkheir, Persian Sufi
- Khottiga Amoghavarsha, Rashtrakuta warrior
- Vahram Pahlavouni, prince of Bjni and Nik
- Bertha, princess of Burgundy
Deaths
- February 9 – Sayf al-Dawla, Hamdanid Emir of Aleppo
- Abu al-Faraj Ali, scholar
- Abu 'Ali Muhammad, Ilyasid ruler
- Aleramo di Savona, marquess of Montferrat
- Ashot III, prince of Taron
- Bolesław I, prince of Bohemia
- Hugh II, lord of Lusignan
- Krishna III, Rashtrakuta ruler
- Mu'izz al-Daula, first Buyid emir
- Murakami, emperor of Japan
- Vushmgir, ruler of the Ziyarids
- Wichmann the Younger, Saxon count
- Matilda, Holy Roman Empress
- Leon III, king of Abkhazia
- Hubert, margrave of Tuscany
- Dub mac Maíl Coluim, king of Alba
- Li Cheng, Chinese painter
In popular culture
- Lou Reed makes a reference to this year in the song "Heroin" with the lyric "I wish that I was born a thousand years ago." As this song was released in 1967, he is referring to this year.
References
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