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Events
- Mael Morda starts a rebellion against Brian Boru in Ireland, which would eventually end in 1014 at the Battle of Clontarf.
- Sulayman is restored as Umayyad caliph of Cordoba, succeeding Hisham II.
- Benedict VIII becomes pope. Gregory is antipope.
- April 19 - Archbishop Alphege of Canterbury is murdered by his Danish captors.
- King Aethelred of England pays Danegeld.
- Oldrich succeeds Jaromir as duke of Bohemia.
- Fatimid Caliph al-Hakim orders the destruction of all Jewish and Christian places of worship.
Births
- Pope Benedict IX (approximate date)
- Marpa, Tibetan translator of holy texts (d. 1097)
- Cai Xiang Chinese Calligrapher (d. 1067)
Deaths
- April 19 - Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 954)
- May 12 - Pope Sergius IV
- Otto, Duke of Lower Lorraine
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