Explore 31 historical events from 990–999.
Queen Heonjeong of the Hwangju Hwangbo clan, or formally called as Grand Queen Mother Hyosuk during her son's reign, was a Goryeo royal family member as the third daughter of Wang …
Heonjeong, Korean queen (born 966)
Volkold of Meissen was the second Bishop of Meissen.
Volkold, bishop of Meissen
The Battle of Maldon took place on 10 or 11 August 991 AD near Maldon beside the River Blackwater in Essex, England, during the reign of Æthelred the Unready. Earl Byrhtnoth and hi…
Battle of Maldon: The English, led by Byrhtnoth, Ealdorman of Essex, are defeated by a band of inland-raiding Vikings…
Theophanu Skleraina was empress of the Holy Roman Empire by marriage to Emperor Otto II, and regent of the Empire during the minority of their son, Emperor Otto III, from 983 until…
Theophanu, Byzantine wife of Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor (born 960)
Byrhtnoth, Ealdorman of Essex, died at the Battle of Maldon. His name is composed of the Old English beorht (bright) and nōþ (courage). He is the subject of The Battle of Maldon, a…
Byrhtnoth, English soldier (born 956)
Ekkehard II, called Palatinus, was a monk of the Abbey of Saint Gall who became known for his sequence poetry.
Ekkehard II, Swiss monk and abbot
Fujiwara no Kaneie was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period. He also was known as Hōkō-in Daijin and Higashi-sanjō-dono.
Fujiwara no Kaneie, Japanese statesman (born 929)