Holy Roman Empire founded
962 · Event
Pope John XII crowns Otto I emperor; the title persists for 800 years.
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- Thirty Years' War (1618)
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Around 962
- Reign of Alfred the Great (871)
- East–West Schism (1054)
- Song dynasty (960)
- Christianisation of Kievan Rus' (988)
- Founding of the Capetian dynasty (987)
- The Tale of Genji written (1008)
- Song invention of gunpowder (950)
- Bi Sheng invents movable type (1040)
- William the Conqueror (1028)
- Diamond Sutra printed (868)