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Otto II crowned as heir presumptive to the throne.
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Edward the Martyr, son of Edgar, rules as King of England until his murder in 978
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Hugh Capet elected King of France.
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Olaf Trygvesson sails to Norway, defeats King Haakon the Great, and becomes new king.
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Stephen I (Saint Stephen) rules as first King of Hungary, after it is discovered in 895
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The Chinese perfect gunpowder and use them with fuses to create flamethrowers, and use them as weapons.
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Sweyn Forkbeard lands in England and is proclaimed king