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Events
- Olof, king of Sweden, is baptized by saint Sigfrid.
- 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.
- Olav Haraldsson, the future king of Norway landed on Saaremaa island in Estonia, won a battle there and forced the inhabitants to pay tribute
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
Deaths
- Emperor Kazan, emperor of Japan (b. 968)
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