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Events

By Place

Europe

Asia

By Topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Europe

★ Barcelona sacked by Al-Mansur

★ Greenland colonized by Icelandic Viking Erik the Red (the date is according to legend but has been established as at least approximately correct — see History of Greenland)

★ Lady Wulfruna founded the town that later became the city of Wolverhampton

★ Henry the Wrangler restored as Duke of Bavaria

Asia

★ Rajaraja Chola I The all time Greatest Emperor of India, becomes the Chola Emperor and brings in another golden era of Tamils and of Chola dynasty

By Topic

Religion

★ August — Pope John XV succeeds Pope John XIV as the 137th pope.

Births

★ Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, later sixth Fatimid Caliph in Egypt

Deaths

★ Pope Boniface VII