Around this moment

• 980
• Middle Ages
• Birth at AfshanaAvicenna
• Capture of PolotskVladimir the Great
• Buddhist ceremony at Fujiwara no Naritoki’s palaceSei Shōnagon5 years apart
• Birth in BasraIbn al-Haytham15 years apart
• Birth in Heian-kyōMurasaki Shikibu7 years apart
• Birth at KathAl-Biruni7 years apart
• Birth at StainachPope Gregory V8 years apart
• Birth at QubadiyanNasir Khusraw23 years apart
• Death in DamascusAl-Farabi30 years apart
• Death at BanojRudaki39 years apart