981

Years: 977 978 979 980 - 981 - 982 983 984 985

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

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

Events
* 981 A.D. the great Viking explorer Eric the Red left Norway to survey an island west of Iceland. He found land and he named it Greenland. Hundreds of land-starved Vikings boarded longships and headed west for this so-called "greenland."
* 981 A.D. - The first ever Mahamasthakabhisheka of the sacred 57 feet high monolithic statue of Lord Bahubali was performed in 981 A.D.
* The majestic Gommateshwara statue built by Chavundaraya in 981 AD
*Invasion of Byzantine by Bulgarians in 981-996AD.Births
*Princess Theodora, later Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire.
*First commercially sold special soap for shaving. Sold for for 3 Dirhams (0.3 Dinars).Deaths
*Adalbert of Magdeburg
*Gyeongjong of Goryeo
*Olaf Cuaran
*Pandulf Ironhead

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