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990 (CMXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 990th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 990th year of the 1st millennium, the 90th year of the 10th century, and the 1st year of the 990s decade. As of the start of 990, the Gregorian calendar was 5 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

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Events
- January 1 – Kievan Rus' adopts the Julian calendar.
- Construction of the Al-Hakim Mosque begins in Cairo.
- The Pax Ecclesiae, an edict by the church in southern France attempting to outlaw acts of war against non-combatants and the clergy, is promulgated.
Births
Deaths
- Kaneie, regent to the Japanese emperor from 986 to 990.
- Al-Uqlidisi, Middle-East mathematician.
- Dunash ben Labrat
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