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| Years: 1007 1008 1009 - 1010 - 1011 1012 1013 | |
| Decades: 980s 990s 1000s - 1010s - 1020s 1030s 1040s | |
| Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century | |
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Events
- The Ly Dynasty in Vietnam is established (or 1009).
- Viking explorer Thorfinn Karlsefni attempts to found a settlement in North America (approximate date).
- Persian poet Ferdowsi finishes writing The Shahnameh (Book of Kings).
- Umayyad caliph of Cordoba Hisham II is restored, succeeding Sulayman.
- Eilmer of Malmesbury attempts flight in a glider of his own construction.
- City of Yaroslavl said to have been founded.
Births
- May 30 - Emperor Renzong of China (d. 1063)
- Otto of Savoy (d. 1060)
- Michael IV, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1041)
Deaths
- Aimoin, French monk and chronicler
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