Events Bulgaria becomes part of the Byzantine Empire. ... Events Toi invasion: Jurchen pirates invade Kyushu. ... Events Hospice built in Jerusalem by Knights Hospitaller City of Saint-Germain-en-Laye founded Third Italian campaign of Henry II of Germany Canute the Great codifies the laws of England Births Harold II of England (approximate) Empress Agnes of Poitou, regent of the Holy Roman Empire (d. ... Events Several Catharist heretics are killed in Toulouse. ... Events The Judge-Governor of Sevilla takes advantage of the disintegration of the caliphate of Córdoba and seizes power as Abbad I, thus founded the Abbadid dynasty. ... This article is about the year. ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... 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... Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century Decades: 950s - 960s - 970s - 980s - 990s - 1000s - 1010s - 1020s - 1030s - 1040s - 1050s 999 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 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 ... Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century Decades: 990s - 1000s - 1010s - 1020s - 1030s - 1040s - 1050s - 1060s - 1070s - 1080s - 1090s 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 Significant people King Macbeth of Scotland (d. ... Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century Decades: 1010s - 1020s - 1030s - 1040s - 1050s - 1060s - 1070s - 1080s - 1090s - 1100s - 1110s 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 Events 1050 Hedeby is sacked by King Harald Hardraade of Norway during the course of a conflict with King... These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... ( 9th century - 10th century - 11th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000. ... (10th century - 11th century - 12th century - other centuries) 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. ... 1020 state leaders - Events of 1021 - 1022 state leaders - State leaders by year Africa Algeria(Hammadid) - Hammad ibn Buluggin (1008-1028) Egypt(Fatimids) - Ali az-Zahir, Fatimid caliph (1021-1035) Ifriqiya(Zirid) - Muizz ibn Badis(1015-1062) Americas Asia Ani - Hovhannes I of Ani & Achot IV Qadj(usurper), Kings of...

Events

• Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, sixth Fatimid Caliph of Egypt disappears on a trip to al-Muqattam hills. He is presumed deceased and succeeded by Ali az-Zahir. However the Druzes, a sect of Ismaili Muslims, believe him to have been hidden away by God (Allah) and begin worshiping him in the mountains of Lebanon. He is the first Caliph to be worshipped as being Divine in his own right.
• The Moorish state of Valencia becomes independent

Hakim bi-Amr Allah (literally: Ruler by Gods Command) was the sixth Fatimid Caliph in Egypt, ruling from 996 to 1021. ... The Fatimid or Fatimid Caliphate is the Ismaili Shiite dynasty that ruled North Africa from A.D. 909 to 1171. ... Caliph is the term or title for the Islamic leader of the Ummah, or community of Islam. ... Mount Cook, a mountain in New Zealand A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... Az-Zahir (Born 20 June 1005; Died 13 June 1036), seventh Caliph of the Fatimids (1021 - 1036) Az-Zahir assumed the Caliphate after the disapperance of his father Al-Hakim. ... The Druze (Arabic: duruzī درزي, pl. ... A sect is a small religious group that has branched off of a larger established religion. ... // Introduction The Ismaili (Persian: اسماعیلیان Esmâiliyân) branch of Islam is the second largest Shia community, after the Twelvers who are dominant in Iran. ... A Muslim (Arabic: ﻢﻠﺴﻣ) is a believer in or follower of Islam. ... The term God is used to designate a Supreme Being; however, there are other definitions of God. ... An example of allāhu written in simple Arabic calligraphy Allah (Arabic: allāh) is the Arabic word for God. It is ultimately derived (according to most etymologists) from Proto-Semitic ʾil-, as is Hebrew El). ... The concept of the divine or of The Divine, meaning matters relating to God, or a god, forms an important ingredient in many religious faiths (but compare Buddhism, for example, or Scientology). ... For the terrain type see Moor Moors is used in this article to describe the medieval Muslim inhabitants of al-Andalus and the Maghreb, whose culture is often called Moorish. For other meanings look at Moors (Meaning) or Blackamoors. ... Valencia from space, June 1996 The Hemispheric at the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències by Santiago Calatrava, Valencia, Spain. ...

Births

• Eudocia Macrembolitissa, empress of Byzantine Emperor Constantine X (d. 1096)
• Wang Anshi, Chinese reformer (d. 1086)

Eudocia Macrembolitissa (1021 - 1096), daughter of John Macrembolites, was the wife of the Byzantine emperor Constantine X. After his death (1067) she became the wife of Romanus IV. She had sworn to her first husband on his deathbed not to marry again, and had even imprisoned and exiled Romanus, who... Constantine X Ducas (1006 - May, 1067) was the emperor of the Byzantine Empire (1059 - 1067). ... Events Bernhard becomes Bishop of Brandenburg First documented teaching at the University of Oxford Beginning of the Peoples Crusade, the German Crusade, and the First Crusade Vital I Michele is Doge of Venice Peter I, King of Aragon, conquers Huesca Phayao, now a province of Thailand, is founded as... Wáng Ānshí (王安石) (1021 - 1086) was a Chinese economist, statesman and poet of the Song Dynasty who attempted some controversial, major socio-economic reforms. ... Events Domesday Book is completed in England Emperor Shirakawa of Japan starts his cloistered rule Imam Ali Mosque is rebuilt by the Seljuk Malik Shah I after being destroyed by fire. ...

Deaths

• Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, sixth Fatimid Caliph of Egypt (unconfirmed, but probably dead by now).

Hakim bi-Amr Allah (literally: Ruler by Gods Command) was the sixth Fatimid Caliph in Egypt, ruling from 996 to 1021. ... The Fatimid or Fatimid Caliphate is the Ismaili Shiite dynasty that ruled North Africa from A.D. 909 to 1171. ... Caliph is the term or title for the Islamic leader of the Ummah, or community of Islam. ...

Heads of State

• England - Canute the Great (1016 to 1035)
• France - Robert II the Pious (996 to 1031)
• Byzantine Empire - Basil II (976 to 1025)