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

• 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, world's oldest Islamic university

Births

• Leif Ericsson, Norse explorer
  
• Seyyed Razi, important Muslim scholar and writer
  

Deaths

• Magyar king, Toksyun