What Happened In History Year 996

Historical Events for the Year 996

• 21st May » Sixteen-year-old Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor e.g Otto III is crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
• 1st November » Emperor Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor e.g Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk, Bishop of Freising, which is the oldest known document using the name 'Ostarrîchi' (Austria in Old High German).

Famous Deaths in History for 996

• 24th October » Hugh Capet, French king (b. 938)

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