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Contents

Events

By Place

Americas

Europe

Asia

By Topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Americas

★ Greenland discovered by Erik the Red; the first European contact with North America.

Europe

★ Kalbids defeat Otto II near Crotone.

Asia

★ Yelu Longxu becomes the sixth emperor of the Liao Dynasty.

By Topic

Religion

★ Adalbert becomes Bishop of Prague.

Births

★ Emma of Normandy

★ Atisha the Bengali Buddhist Saint

Deaths

★ July 13 — Pandulf II of Salerno and Landulf IV of Benevento killed in battle near Crotone

★ Emperor Jingzong of Liao