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Contents

Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

Europe

Asia

By Topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

★ Bulgaria becomes part of the Byzantine Empire.

Europe

★ Peace of Bautzen between Poland and Germany.

★ Boleslaus I of Poland conquers Red Ruthenia.

★ Battle of Carham: The Scots conquer Lothian.

★ Canute the Great becomes king of Denmark (or 1019), succeeding Harald II.

★ Battle of Vlaardingen: Count Dirk III defeats an army sent by Emperor Henry II at Vlaardingen.

Asia

★ The Korean General Gang Gam-chan gains a decisive victory over Liao Dynasty forces in the Battle of Kwiju during the Third Goryeo-Khitan War.

By Topic

Religion

★ Buckfast Abbey founded.

★ The city of Koblenz is given to the archbishop of Trier.

Births

★ Harthacanute (or 1019) (d. 1042)

★ Michael Psellus, Greek philosopher and historian

Deaths

★ June 23 — Margrave Henry I of Austria

★ Aeddan ap Blegywryd, King of Gwynedd

★ Harald II of Denmark