985
| Years: 981 982 983 984 - 985 - 986 987 988 989 | |
| Decades: 950s 960s 970s - 980s - 990s 1000s 1010s | |
| Centuries: 9th century - 10th century - 11th century | |
Events
- Barcelona sacked by Al-Mansur
- Greenland colonized by Icelandic Viking Erik the Red (the date is according to legend but has been established as at least approximately correct – see History of Greenland)
- Lady Wulfruna founded the town that later became the city of Wolverhampton
- Henry the Wrangler restored as Duke of Bavaria
- Rajaraja_Chola_I becomes the Chola Emperor and brings in another golden era of Chola Empire
Births
- Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, later sixth Fatimid Caliph in Egypt.
Deaths
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