995 ( CMXCV ) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar , the 995th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 995th year of the 1st millennium , the 95th year of the 10th century , and the 6th year of the 990s decade. As of the start of 995, the Gregorian calendar was 5 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events [ change | change source ]

• Erik Segersall is replaces by Olof Skotkonung , the first baptized ruler of Sweden (see Swedish monarchs ).
• Basil II lifts the siege of Aleppo by bringing his entire army across Anatolia in sixteen days.
• Constantine III becomes king of Scotland .
• Boleslaus II of Bohemia kills the Slavnik's dynasty at Libice.
• Olaf Tryggvason is made king of Norway and builds the country's first church.

Births [ change | change source ]

• Canute the Great (approximate) (d. 1035 )
• Guido of Arezzo , Italian musician (d. 1050 )
• Abolfazl Beyhaghi , Persian historian and writer (d. 1077 )
• Olaf II of Norway (d. 1030 )

Deaths [ change | change source ]

• February 5 ? William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937 )
• Henry II, Duke of Bavaria (b. 951 )
• Kenneth II of Scotland (possibly murdered )
• Haakon Sigurdsson earl (and de facto ruler) of Norway