Editing 975

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[[File:Edward the Martyr - MS Royal 14 B VI.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|King [[Edward the Martyr|Edward II]] ('''the Martyr''') (c. 962–978)]]
Year '''975''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CMLXXV]]''') was a [[common year starting on Friday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* [[Arab–Byzantine wars#Byzantine resurgence, 863–11th century|Arab–Byzantine War]]: Emperor [[John I Tzimiskes|John I]] raids [[Mesopotamia]] and invades [[Syria]], using the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] base at [[Antioch]] to press southwards to [[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]]. He conquers the cities of [[Baalbek]], [[Damascus]], [[Sidon]], [[Tiberias]] and [[Caesarea Maritima|Caesarea]], but fails to take [[Jerusalem]].<ref>Brian Todd Carey (2012). ''Road to Manzikert: Byzantine and Islamic Warfare 527–1071'', p. 95. {{ISBN|978-1-84884-215-1}}.</ref>

==== Europe ====
* [[October 15]] &ndash; [[Oberto I]] ('''Obizzo'''), an Italian [[count palatine]], dies. The [[March of Genoa|Marca Obertenga]] (Eastern [[Liguria]]) is divided among the [[Obertenghi]] family.
* Emperor [[Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto II]] ('''the Red''') leads a punitive expedition against [[Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia|Boleslaus II]], duke of [[Duchy of Bohemia|Bohemia]] (approximate date).

==== England ====
* [[July 8]] &ndash; King [[Edgar the Peaceful|Edgar I]] ('''the Peaceful''') dies at [[Winchester, Hampshire|Winchester]] after a 16-year reign. He is succeeded by his 12-year-old son [[Edward the Martyr|Edward II]] ('''the Martyr''') as ruler of [[Kingdom of England|England]].

==== Africa ====
* [[December 21]] &ndash; Caliph [[Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah|Al-Mu'izz]] dies in [[Egypt in the Middle Ages|Egypt]] after a 22-year reign in which he has extended his realm from [[Emirate of Sicily|Sicily]] to the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]]. He is succeeded by his son [[Al-Aziz Billah]] as ruler of the [[Fatimid Caliphate]].

==== China ====
* Emperor [[Emperor Taizu of Song|Taizu]] conquers [[Hunan]] Province and brings the power of the military under [[Song dynasty|Song]] control. Ending the era of the [[warlord]]s (approximate date).

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====

* March &ndash; Otto II appoints his [[archchancellor]] [[Willigis]] as archbishop of [[Elector of Mainz|Mainz]]. He receives the [[pallium]] from Pope [[Pope Benedict VII|Benedict VII]]. 
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== Births ==
* [[July 25]] &ndash; [[Thietmar of Merseburg|Thietmar]], bishop of [[Bishopric of Merseburg|Merseburg]] (d. [[1018]])
* [[Adalbold II of Utrecht|Adalbold II]], bishop of [[Episcopal principality of Utrecht|Utrecht]] (d. [[1026]])
* [[Amadeus I, Count of Savoy|Amadeus I]], count of [[Savoy]] (approximate date)
* [[Bouchard II of Montmorency|Bouchard II]], French [[Nobility|nobleman]] (d. [[1020]])
* [[Conrad I, Duke of Carinthia|Conrad I]], German nobleman (d. [[1011]])
* [[Cunigunde of Luxembourg|Cunigunde]], Holy Roman Empress (d. [[1040]])
* [[Elijah of Nisibis|Elijah]], bishop of [[Adiabene (East Syrian Ecclesiastical Province)#The diocese of Beth Dasen|Beth Nuhadra]] (d. [[1046]])
* [[Gerard of Florennes|Gerard I]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cambrai|Cambrai]] (approximate date)
* [[Gero II, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark|Gero II]], German nobleman (d. [[1015]])
* [[Empress Guo (Zhenzong)|Guo]], empress of the [[Song dynasty|Song Dynasty]] (d. [[1007]])
* [[Hugh of Chalon (bishop of Auxerre)|Hugh of Chalon]], French bishop (approximate date)
* [[Izumi Shikibu]], Japanese poet (approximate date)
* [[Oldřich, Duke of Bohemia|Oldřich]], duke of [[Duchy of Bohemia|Bohemia]] (approximate date)
* [[Sophia I, Abbess of Gandersheim|Sophia I]], German princess and [[abbess]] (d. [[1039]])<ref>{{cite book|last1=McGrath|first1=Alister E.|title=Christian History: An Introduction|date=2013|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=9781118337790|page=104|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yOzqtaYYqHAC&pg=PA104|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Stephen I of Hungary|Stephen I]], king of [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]] (approximate date)

== Deaths ==
* [[June 28]] 
** [[Cyneweard of Glastonbury|Cyneweard]], bishop of [[Diocese of Bath and Wells|Wells]] ([[Somerset]])
** [[Thurcytel]], abbot of [[Crowland]] (approximate date)
* [[July 4]] &ndash; [[Gwangjong of Goryeo|Gwangjong]] ('''Wang So'''), Korean king (b. [[925]])
* [[July 8]] &ndash; [[Edgar the Peaceful|Edgar I]] ('''the Peaceful'''), king of [[Kingdom of England|England]]
* [[July 31]] &ndash; [[Fu Yanqing]], Chinese general (b. [[898]])
* [[October 15]] &ndash; [[Oberto I]], Italian [[count palatine]]
* [[November 12]] &ndash; [[Notker Physicus]], Swiss painter
* [[November 26]] &ndash; [[Conrad of Constance|Conrad]], bishop of [[Bishopric of Constance|Constance]]
* [[December 21]] &ndash; [[Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah|Al-Mu'izz]], Fatimid [[caliph]] (b. [[932]])
* [[December 27]] &ndash; [[Balderic of Utrecht|Balderic]], bishop of Utrecht (b. [[897]])
* [[Bilgetegin]], Samanid officer and governor
* [[Cináed ua hArtacáin]], Irish [[Irish language|Gaelic]] poet
* [[Dyfnwal ab Owain]], king of [[Kingdom of Strathclyde|Strathclyde]]
* [[Gu Hongzhong]], Chinese painter (b. [[937]])
* [[Master Geng]], Chinese alchemist
* [[Olof Björnsson|Olof II]], king of [[Sweden]] (approximate date)
* [[Theobald I, Count of Blois|Theobald I]], Frankish nobleman (b. [[913]])
* [[Wynsige of Lichfield|Wynsige]] (or '''Wynsy'''), bishop of [[Diocese of Lichfield|Lichfield]] 
* [[Yongming Yanshou]], Chinese [[Zen]] master (b. [[904]])

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