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Contents

Events

By Place

Asia

Europe

By Topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Asia

★ Siege of Kiev by the Pechenegs.

Europe

★ The Battle near Silistra occurred in the spring near the Bulgarian town of Silistra, but most probably on the modern territory of Romania.

By Topic

Religion

★ Foundation of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg.

★ Foundation of first Polish bishopric in Poznań. Jordan became the first bishop.

Births

★ May 14 — Leofric, Earl of Mercia

★ King Ethelred II of England

★ Emperor Kazan, emperor of Japan

★ Romanus III, Byzantine emperor (d. 1034)

Deaths

★ August 25 — Edgiva of Kent, queen of Edward the Elder of England

★ Abu al-Misk Kafur

★ Aldred of Lindisfarne

★ John III of Naples

★ Landulf III of Benevento

★ William, Archbishop of Mainz

★ Matilda of Ringelheim