Events Malcolm II succeeds Kenneth III as king of Scotland. ... Events Aelfheah (St. ... Events Aethelred buys two years of peace with the Danes for 36,000 pounds of silver. ... Events February 14: First known mention of Lithuania, in the annals of the monastery of Quedlinburg. ... Events The Ly Dynasty in Vietnam is established (or 1009). ... Events Emperor Sanjo ascends to the throne of Japan. ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... Centuries: 9th century - 10th century - 11th century Decades: 920s - 930s _ 940s - 950s - 960s - 970s - 980s - 990s - 1000s - 1010s - 1020s Years: 970 971 972 973 974 975 976 977 978 979 Events Categories: 970s ... Centuries: 9th century - 10th century - 11th century Decades: 930s - 940s _ 950s - 960s - 970s - 980s - 990s - 1000s - 1010s - 1020s - 1030s Years: 980 981 982 983 984 985 986 987 988 989 Events Kievan Rus accepts Eastern Orthodox Christianity Categories: 980s ... Centuries: 9th century - 10th century - 11th century Decades: 940s - 950s _ 960s - 970s - 980s - 990s - 1000s - 1010s _ 1020s - 1030s - 1040s 990 991 992 993 994 995 996 997 998 999 1000 Events: Sei Shonagon writes The Pillow Book, a compilation of her daily observations, thoughts and feelings as an... Events Sweyn I of Denmark invades England. ... Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century Decades: 960s - 970s - 980s - 990s - 1000s - 1010s - 1020s - 1030s - 1040s - 1050s - 1060s 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 Events: Canute invades England. ... Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century Decades: 970s - 980s - 990s - 1000s - 1010s - 1020s - 1030s - 1040s - 1050s - 1060s - 1070s 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 Events: Categories: 1020s ... Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century Decades: 980s - 990s - 1000s - 1010s - 1020s - 1030s - 1040s - 1050s - 1060s - 1070s - 1080s 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 Significant people Godwin, Earl of Wessex Categories: 1030s ... These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... 1007 state leaders - Events of 1008 - 1009 state leaders - State leaders by year // Africa Algeria(Hammadid) - Hammad ibn Buluggin (1008-1028) Egypt(Fatimids) - Husayb al-Hakim Bi-Amrillah, Fatimid caliph (996-1021) Ifriqiya(Zirid) - Badis ibn Mansur(995-1015) Americas Asia Ani - Gagik of Ani, King of Ani (989-1020...

Events

• Olof, king of Sweden, is baptized.
• Bruno of Querfurt and others try to establish a mission among the Prussians.
• Oldest known mention of the city of Gundelfingen.
• Mohammed II succeeds Hisham II as Caliph of Cordoba.
• Unification of Georgia under king Bagrat III.

Coin minted for Olof Skötkonung in Sigtuna Olof of Sweden or Olof Skötkonung/Skottkonung (the meaning of the cognomen is disputed) was the son of Eric the Victorious and Sigrid the Haughty. ... Baptism is a water purification ritual practiced in certain religions such as Christianity, Mandaeanism, and Sikhism, and has its origins with the Jewish ritual of mikvah. ... Saint Bruno of Querfurt (c. ... The Prussian people, or (old) Prussians, were Indo-European Balts inhabiting the area around the Curonian and Vistula Lagoons (i. ... There are at least two municipalities called Gundelfingen in Germany. ... Mohammed II was the fourth Caliph of Cordoba, of the Umayyad dynasty. ... Hisham II was the third Caliph of Cordoba, of the Umayyad dynasty. ... The Caliph of Cordoba ruled Islamic Spain (Al-Andalus) and North Africa from the city of Cordoba, from 929 to 1031. ...

Births

• May 4 - King Henry I of France (d. 1060)
• October 12 - Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036)
• Sugawara no Takasue no musume Japanese writer

May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... Henry I (French: Henri Ier) (May 4, 1008–August 4, 1060) was King of France from 1031 to 1060. ... Events May - The Norman leader Robert Guiscard conquers Taranto. ... October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... Emperor Go-Ichijō (後一条天皇) (October 12, 1008 – May 15, 1036) was the 68th imperial ruler of Japan. ... Events Emperor Go-Suzaku ascends the throne of Japan. ... Sugawara no Takasue no musume (菅原孝標女, 1008 - ?) was a Japanese author. ...

Deaths

• Emperor Kazan, emperor of Japan (b. 968)