topic Religion July 13 – Pope Leo VII dies at Rome after a 3½-year reign. He is succeeded by Stephen VIII as the 127th pope of the Catholic Church. The Major Occultation (or Al-Ghaybah al-Kubra) of Muhammad al-Mahdi occurs (approximate date). Births November 20 – Tai Zong, emperor of the Song Dynasty (d. 997) Fujiwara no Takamitsu, Japanese waka poet (approximate date) Hai Gaon, Jewish theologian and rabbi (d. 1038) Hugh Capet, French king and a descendant of Charlemange (approximate date) Deaths January 21 – Yang Pu, emperor of Wu (b. 900) May 25 – Yao Yanzhang, general of Chu July 13 – Leo VII, pope of the Catholic Church August 29 Li Chunyan, empress of Min (Ten Kingdoms) Wang Jipeng, emperor of Min October 2 Eberhard III, duke of Franconia Gilbert, duke of Lotharingia October 27 – Æthelstan, king of England November 28 – Lady Ma, Chinese noblewoman (b. 890) Ali ibn Babawayh Qummi, Twelver Shi'a scholar Ashot the Swift, prince of Tao-Klarjeti (Georgia) Pietro II Candiano, doge of Venice References