997 deaths

Bohemian missionary and saint (c.956–997)

King of Scotland (971-997)

Grand Prince of the Hungarians (c.940–997)

2nd emperor of the Song Dynasty

'''Abu Mansur Nasir ad-Din wa'd-Dawla Sabuktigin''' (; 940s – August-September 997) was the founder of the Ghaznavid dynasty, and amir of Ghazna from 977 to 997. Sabuktigin was a Turkic slave who was bought by Alp-Tegin, the commander of the royal guard of the Samanid dynasty. Alp-Tegin established himself as the governor of Ghazna in 962, and died a year later in 963. Afterwards, Sabuktigin built his prestige among other slave soldiers in Ghazna until he was elected by them as their ruler in 977.

Bulgarian ruler

King of Croatia

6th king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea (r. 981-997)

Duke of Swabia from 983 until 997

the eighth king of Samanid dynasty (976–997)

Count of Portugal

late 10th century Buyid Amir

Samurai and Court official of Japan's Heian period

Margrave of Ivrea from 970 to 997

10th century monarch from the Kalyani Chalukya dynasty of India

Queen Consort of Leon

Hadith Master (Hafidh), the Hanbali Legal Jurist (Faqih), and an ascetic

Ruler of Khwarazm

King of Strathclyde

dogaressa of Venice

king of Champa