facto Roman ruler Marozia, dies at Rome after a four-year reign. Births Abd al-Jabbar ibn Ahmad, Mu'tazilite theologian (d. 1025) Eochaid ua Flannacáin, Irish cleric and poet (d. 1004) Elvira Ramírez, princess and regent of León (approximate date) Folcuin, Frankish abbot of Saint Bertin (approximate date) Gao Qiong, Chinese general and governor (jiedushi) (d. 1006) Gerard of Toul, German priest and bishop (d. 994) Hrosvitha, German canoness and poet (approximate date) Michitsuna no Haha, Japanese female poet (d. 995) Ukhtanes of Sebastia, Armenian historian (d. 1000) Wulfrun, English noblewoman (approximate date) Deaths January 22 – Ma, empress of Southern Han September 28 – Wenceslaus I, duke of Bohemia October 24 – Li Yu, Chinese official and chancellor November 17 Chen Jinfeng, empress of Min (b. 893) Wang Yanjun, emperor of Min (Ten Kingdoms) Dai Siyuan, general of Later Liang (Five Dynasties) Govinda IV, ruler of the Rashtrakuta Dynasty (India) Gruffydd ab Owain, king of Glywysing (approximate date) John XI, pope of the Catholic Church (approximate date) Li Yichao, Chinese warlord and governor (jiedushi) Mardavij ibn Ziyar, founder of the Ziyarid Dynasty (Iran) Niftawayh, Abbasid scholar and grammarian (b. 858) Shahid Balkhi, Persian philosopher and poet Trpimir II, king of Croatia (approximate date) Werner V, Frankish nobleman (approximate date) Yang Dongqian, Chinese official and chancellor Zhao Feng, Chinese official and chancellor References