986

Years: 982 983 984 985 - 986 - 987 988 989 990

Decades: 950s 960s 970s - 980s - 990s 1000s 1010s

Centuries: 9th century - 10th century - 11th century

Events

• March 2 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks
• End of the reign of Emperor Kazan of Japan
• Emperor Ichijo ascends to the throne of Japan
• Explorer Bjarni Herjólfsson becomes the first inhabitant of the Old World to sight North America

Births

Deaths

• March 2 - Lothair, King of the Franks, Holy Roman Emperor
• May 25 - 'Abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi, Muslim Astronomer - discoverer of the Andromeda Galaxy.