Famous People Of The 10th Century
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The 10th century, also known as the Century of Lead and Iron, was one marked by prolific scientific and industrial development. In Africa, Ubayd Allah al-Mahdi Billah founded the Fatimid dynasty while in the Americas, Ah Mekat Tutul Xiu founded the League of Mayapan. Poets like Adikavi Pampa, Ferdowsi, and Li Fang enriched the world of literature in their respective countries. The period also saw the reigns of the Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great and King Edmund I of England. Alhazen, a Muslim scientist and mathematician, was another important figure of this era. Check out this section to know more about the famous people of the 10th century.
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Homer(Ancient Greek Author Who is Considered One of the Greatest and Most Influential Authors of All Time)
Birthdate: 0928 AD
Birthplace: Ionia, Greece
Birthdate: 0970 AD
Birthplace: Iceland
Died: 1020 AD
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Avicenna(Persian polymath the most significant physiciansand writers of the Islamic Golden Age, and the father of early modern medicine.)
Birthdate: 0980 AD
Birthplace: Afshona, Uzbekistan
Died: May 31, 1037
Birthdate: 0980 AD
Birthplace: Mercia
Died: 1067 AD
5
Erik the Red(Norwegian Explorer and Founder of the First Settlement in Greenland)
Birthdate: 0950 AD
Birthplace: Norway
Died: 1003 AD
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David
(King of Israel from 1010 to 970 BCE)
Birthdate: 1040 AD
Birthplace: Bethlehem, Israel
Died: 0970 AD
Birthdate: 0973 AD
Birthplace: Beruni, Uzbekistan
Died: 1050 AD
Birthdate: November 2, 0971
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Ghazni, Afghanistan
Died: April 30, 1030
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Ibn-al-Haytham(Arab Mathematician, Astronomer, and Physicist of the Islamic Golden Age)
Birthdate: 0965 AD
Birthplace: Basrah, Iraq
Died: 1040 AD
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Cnut the Great
(King of Denmark)
Birthdate: 0990 AD
Birthplace: Denmark
Died: November 12, 1035
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Vladimir the Great
(Prince of Novgorod, Grand Prince of Kiev)
Birthdate: 0958 AD
Birthplace: Kiev, Ukraine
Died: July 15, 1015
Birthdate: August 7, 0942
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Wessex
Died: July 8, 0975
Birthdate: 0990 AD
Birthplace: England
Died: November 30, 1016
Birthdate: 0910 AD
Birthplace: Jelling, Denmark
Died: 0986 AD
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Harald I of Norway
(King of Norway)
Birthdate: 0850 AD
Birthplace: Norway
Died: 0932 AD
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Sweyn Forkbeard
(King of Denmark)
Birthdate: April 17, 0963
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Denmark
Died: February 10, 1014
Birthdate: 0962 AD
Birthplace: Wessex
Died: March 18, 0978
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Ferdowsi
(Persian Poet and One of the Most Influential Figures of Persian Literature)
Birthdate: 0940 AD
Birthplace: Tous, Iran
Died: 1020 AD
Birthdate: 0872 AD
Birthplace: Farab
Died: 0950 AD
Birthdate: November 23, 0912
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Wallhausen, Germany
Died: May 7, 0973
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Al-Zahrawi(Physician, Surgeon, Chemist and Founder of Medieval Surgical and Medical Instruments)
Birthdate: 0936 AD
Birthplace: Córdoba, Spain
Died: 1013 AD
Birthplace: China
Died: 0916 BC
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Raja Raja Chola I(Chola Emperor Who was the Most Powerful King in South India During His Reign)
Birthdate: 0947 AD
Died: 1014 AD
Birthplace: Svanoya, Norway
Died: 0954 AD
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Yaroslav the Wise
(Prince)
Birthdate: 0978 AD
Birthplace: Ukraine
Died: February 20, 1054
Birthdate: 0973 AD
Birthplace: Kyoto
Died: 1014 AD
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Olaf II of Norway
(King of Norway)
Birthdate: 0995 AD
Birthplace: Ringerike, Norway
Died: July 29, 1030
Birthdate: 0941 AD
Birthplace: Wessex, England
Died: October 1, 0959
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Al-Tabari
(Iranian Historian and Educator)
Birthdate: 0839 AD
Birthplace: Āmol, Iran
Died: February 17, 0923
Birthdate: 0845 AD
Birthplace: Russia
Died: 0912 AD
Birthdate: May 18, 0905
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Constantinople, Turkey
Died: November 9, 0959
Birthdate: 0894 AD
Birthplace: Wessex
Died: October 27, 0939
Birthdate: 0874 AD
Birthplace: Wessex
Died: July 17, 0924
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Louis IV of France
(King of West Francia)
Birthdate: September 10, 0920
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Laon, France
Died: September 10, 0954
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Abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi
(Persian astronomer)
Birthdate: December 7, 0903
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Shahr-e-Rey, Iran
Died: May 25, 0986
36
Sabuktigin
(The Founder of the Ghaznavid Dynasty)
Birthdate: 0942 AD
Birthplace: Barskhan, Afghanistan
Died: August 5, 0997
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Thorfinn Karlsefni
(Explorer)
Birthdate: 0980 AD
Birthplace: Iceland
38
Simeon I of Bulgaria
(Ruled over Bulgaria from 893 to 927)
Birthdate: 0864 AD
Birthplace: Bulgaria
Died: May 27, 0927
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Ibn Hazm
(muhaddith, writer, philosopher)
Birthdate: November 7, 0994
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Córdoba
Died: August 15, 1064
Birthdate: 0915 AD
Birthplace: Kufa, Iraq
Died: September 3, 0965
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Al-Hallaj
(Iranian Poet and Saint)
Birthdate: 0858 AD
Birthplace: Fars Province, Iran
Died: March 26, 0922
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Clement of Ohrid
(The First Bishop of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church Who Inspired Slavs to Follow Christianity)
Birthplace: Macedonia Greece, Greece
Died: July 27, 0916
Birthdate: 0941 AD
Birthplace: Killaloe, Ireland
Died: April 23, 1014
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Ahmad ibn Fadlan
(Traveler)
Birthdate: 0879 AD
Birthplace: Baghdad, Iraq
Died: 0960 AD
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Rehoboam
(King of Judah (c. 931–913 BCE))
Birthdate: 0972 AD
Birthplace: Jerusalem, Israel
Died: 0913 AD
Birthdate: 0870 AD
Birthplace: Wessex
Died: June 12, 0918
Birthdate: 0896 AD
Birthplace: Baghdad, Iraq
Died: August 31, 0956
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Mieszko I of Poland
(Ruler)
Birthdate: 0930 AD
Birthplace: Poland
Died: May 25, 0992
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Hugh Capet
(King of the Franks from 987 to 996)
Birthdate: 0939 AD
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: October 14, 0996
Birthdate: 0923 AD
Birthplace: Wessex, England
Died: November 23, 0955