970
Centuries: 9th century - 10th century - 11th century
Decades: 920s 930s 940s 950s 960s - 970s - 980s 990s 1000s 1010s 1020s
Years: 965 966 967 968 969 - 970 - 971 972 973 974 975
Events
- Major volcano eruption in Mashu Japan
- Devastating decade long famine begins in France
- Byzantine Emperor John I successfully defends the Eastern Roman Empire from massive barbarian invasion
- Construction completed on Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo, world's oldest Islamic university
- Leif Ericsson, Norse explorer
- Seyyed Razi, important Muslim scholar and writer
- Magyar king, Toksyun
