Mieszko appoints Jordan as the first bishop. Births November 29 – Kazan, emperor of Japan (d. 1008) December 21 – Minamoto no Yorinobu, Japanese samurai (d. 1048) December 23 – Zhen Zong, emperor of the Song Dynasty (d. 1022) Gisela, French princess and daughter of Hugh Capet (d. 1002) Pan, Chinese princess and wife of Zhen Zong (d. 989) Romanos III, emperor of the Byzantine Empire (d. 1034) Deaths March 2 – William, archbishop of Mainz (b. 929) March 14 – Matilda of Ringelheim, Frankish queen March 19 – Emma of Paris, duchess of Normandy (b. 943) April 2 – Yuan Dezhao, Chinese chancellor (b. 891) April 4 – Abu Firas al-Hamdani, Arab prince and poet (b. 932) Abu al-Misk Kafur, Ikhshidid vizier of Egypt (b. 905) Aldred, bishop of Lindisfarne (approximate date) Al-Muttaqi, Abbasid caliph (b. 908) Ananias I, catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church Bardas Phokas (the Elder), Byzantine general Eadgifu, wife of Edward the Elder (approximate date) John III, duke of Naples (approximate date) Landulf III, prince of Benevento (or 969) Liu Jun, emperor of Northern Han (b. 926) Mord Fiddle, Icelandic farmer and law expert Mumadona Dias, countess of Portugal Rajendravarman II, ruler of the Khmer Empire Robert of Vermandois, Frankish nobleman (or 967) Sun Guangxian, Chinese chief strategist Sunifred II, Frankish nobleman (b. 915) References