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For the car, see Porsche 996.

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Events

March/April — Pope John XV dies before being able to crown Otto III, King of Germany as Holy Roman Emperor. Otto resides in Pavia while waiting for the election of the next Pope.
May 21 — Sixteen-year-old Otto III is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by his cousin Pope Gregory V.
October 24 — Hugh Capet, King of France dies and is succeeded by his son Robert II of France.
November 1 — Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk, Bishop of Freising, which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi (Austria in Old High German).

May 3 — Pope Gregory V succeeds Pope John XV as the 138th pope. He was 24-year-old Bruno of Carinthia, grandson of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor and first cousin of Otto III. He is the first German Pope.