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Events

By Place

Asia

By Topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Asia

★ The Khazar fortress of Sarkel falls to the Kievan Rus

★ Northern Song armies invade Later Shu and forces them to surrender

By Topic

Religion

★ March 1 — Pope Leo VIII is restored in place of Pope Benedict V

★ October 1 — Pope John XIII succeeds Pope Leo VIII as the 133rd pope.

Births

★ Elvira of Castile (daughter of García I), Regent of Leon (d. 1017)

★ Sweyn I of Denmark

Deaths

★ February 22 — Odo, Duke of Burgundy

★ July 4 — Pope Benedict V