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Europe

Kenneth II Of Scotland succeeds Culen as King, though he wasn't sole king until 977 .

Saint Swithun 's body is moved into an indoor Shrine , he was previously Buried outside. The ceremony is said to of been marred by forty days of torrential Rain .

Asia

Basileus John I Tzimiskes defeats Sviatoslav I Of Kiev in the Fifth Rus'-Byzantine War. ''See'' Battle Of Dorostolon .

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