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1000

  • (approximate date) A meteorite falls in North America (modern day Alberta, Canada), shattering into dozens of pieces (74+ found), leaving a small crater 36 metres wide and 6 metres deep. [521]
August 20
  • Hungary is founded by Saint Stephen. [5]
October 9
  • Leif Ericson becomes the first known European to walk in North America (lands in L'Anse aux Meadows, Canada). [1] [5]
December 25
  • Monarch István crowned king of Hungary. [1]

1002

January 23
  • Death of Otto III, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire at age 21 in Viterbo, Italy (born in Germany in 980). King of the Germans 983+, crowned Holy Roman Emperor 996. [1] [37]
(month unknown)
  • King AEthelred II orders all Danes in England to be killed. (The order is carried out on November 13.) [1393.14]
November 13
  • English king Ethelred II launches massacre of Danish settlers. [1]

1003

May 12
  • Gerbert French scholar, dies in Rome. [1]
  • Sylvester II [Gerbert van Aurillac], first Fren Pope (999-1003), dies. [1]

1004

May 14
  • Henry II the Saint crowned as king of Italy. [1]
May 15
  • Henry II the Saint crowned king of Italy. [1]

1006

April 30
  • Brightest supernova in recorded history is observed. [1] [1561.31]
May 1
  • Supernova observed by Chinese and Egyptians in constellation Lupus. [1]

1008

April 10
  • Notger bishop of Luik (972-1008), dies. [1]

1009

March 9
  • Death of St. Bruno von Querfurt (970 - 1009); missionary to Poland. [37]
October 18
  • The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is destroyed, on orders from al-Hakim, Fatimid Caliph of Egypt. [1321.11]

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1010

May 3
  • Ansfried 9th bishop of Utrecht (995-1010)/saint, dies at about age 69. [1]

1011

February 23
  • Death of St. Willigis von Mainz; chancellor of Germany under emperor Otto I, Archbishop of Mainz. [37]

1012

May 12
  • Sergius IV [Pietro Crescentii], Italian Pope (1009-12), dies. [1]

1014

February 14
  • Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry II, Roman German emperor. [1]
April 23
  • Brian Boru king of Ireland, dies in battle at age 87. [1]
  • King Brian Boru of Ireland beats Danes at Battle of Clontarf. [1]
  • Sweyn Forkbeard Viking king of England (1013-14), dies. [1]

1016

April 23
  • Aethelbred II "the Unready" king of England (979-1016), dies. [1]
October 18
  • Danes defeat Saxons at Battle of Assandun (Ashingdon). [1]
November 30
  • Edmund II Ironsides, King of the Saxons (1016), dies at age 27. [1]

1018

December 1
  • Death of Dietmar in Merseburg, Germany; chronicler of information. [37]

1021

March 16
  • Death of St. Heribert von Köln; Archbishop of Cologne. [37]

1024

April 3
  • The Sung Dynasty of China first prints paper money in Szechwan, due to a shortage of copper for coinage. [453.74]
April 9
  • Benedict VIII [Theophylactus van Tusculum] Pope (1012-24), dies. [1]
July 13
  • Death of St. Heinrich II; Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Duke (Herzog) of Bavaria, King of Germany. [37]

1025

December 15
  • Basilius II the Bulgarendoder, Byzantine emperor (976-1025), dies. [1]

1026

March 23
  • Koenraad II crowns himself king of Italy. [1]

1027

March 26
  • John XIX crowns Conrad II the Salier Roman German emperor. [1]
May 14
  • Robert II, the Vrome, names son Henry I, king of France. [1]

1028

April 14
  • German emperor Conrad II the Sailor crowns his son Henry III, king. [1]
May 5
  • Alfonso V King of León/Galicia (999-1028), dies in battle. [1]

1030

April 30
  • Mohammud van Ghazna Turkish mayor (G'widen)/Islamic ruler, dies. [1]
July 29
  • Death of King Olav Haraldsson of Norway, in battle of Stiklestad. [1] [1458.29]

1032

February 2
  • Koenraad II succeeds Rudolf III as king of Bourgundy. [1]
  • Rudolf III last independent king of Bourgundy, dies. [1]

1034

March 15
  • Mieszko II King of Poland (1025-34), dies. [1]
April 11
  • Romanus III Argyrus Byzantine emperor (1028-34), assasinated by wife. [1]

1035

May 30
  • Boudouin IV count of Flanders (988-1035), dies. [1]
  • Boudouin V van Rijsel becomes earl of Flanders. [1]
November 12
  • Canute "The Great" King of the Danes (1016-1035), dies at age 41. [1]

1037

May 28
  • German emperor Koenraad II removes "Constitutio the Feudis". [1]

1038

January 9
  • In Shensi, China, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake occurs, resulting in 23,000 deaths. [53]

1039

May 27
  • Dirk III Hierosolymita Count of Holland, dies. [1]

1040

March 7
  • Harold I King of England (1035-40), dies. [1]
March 17
  • Harold British King (1035-40), dies. [1]
May 21
  • King Henry III gives Utrecht the Groninger currency. [1]

1041

December 10
  • Michael IV Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies. [1]

1043

February 15
  • Gisela wife of Roman Catholic-German emperor Conrad II the Salier, dies at age 52. [1]
April 3
  • Edward the Confessor crowned king of England. [1]

1044

April 19
  • Gothelo duke of Netherlands-Lotharingen, dies. [1]

1045

January 20
  • Giovanni di Sabina elected Pope Sylvester III. [1]

1046

December 20
  • German king Heinrich III arrives in Rome. He deposes three Pope claimants: Gregory VI, Benedictus IX, and Silvester III. [1] [37]
December 25
  • German king Heinrich III installs Suidiger, bishop of Bamberg, as Pope Clement II. [1] [37]

1047

October 9
  • Death of Suidiger (Pope Clement II), the second German pope; most noted for his efforts to eliminate the buying and selling of church offices; he convoked the council of Rome; only pope to be buried in Germany. [37]

1048

May 1
  • Bishop Bernold flees Saint Pieterskerk for Utrecht Netherlands. [1]
August 9
  • Death of Pope Damasus II, the third German pope, of malaria. [37]
December 13
  • Al-Biruni Arabic royal astrologer, dies at age 74. [1]
December 25
  • Parliament of Worms: Emperor Henry III names his cousin count Bruno van Egisheim/Dagsburg as Pope Leo IX. [1]

1049

January 12
  • Abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair Persian mystic, dies at age 81. [1]
January 13
  • Derrick IV Count of Holland (1039-49), dies in battle. [1]
February 12
  • Bruno count of Egesheim and Dagsburg crowned Pope Leo IX. [1]

1050

May 17
  • Guido van Arezzo Italian music theorist, dies. [1]
July 19
  • The Zentralrat der Juden in Deutschland (Central Council of Jews in Germany) is founded in Frankfurt am Main. [37]

1051

June 10
  • Death of St. Bardo in Paderborn (Germany); Benedictine monk, abbot, Archbishop of Mainz (1031), constructed Cathedral of Mainz. [37]

1054

February 20
  • Yaroslav I the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies. [1]
March 12
  • Pope Leo IX escapes captivity and returns to Rome. [1]
April 19
  • Leo IX [Bruno von Egesheim und Dagsburg] Pope (1049-54), dies at age 51. [1]
July 4
  • The Chinese, the Arabs and possibly Amerindians observe a bright supernova, the remnants of which form the Crab Nebula. [1] [5] [523.125] [1561.31]
September 24
  • Death of Hermann von Reichenau in Reichenau (Germany); chronicler of information in his age. [37]

1055

January 11
  • Constantine IX Monomachos emperor of Byzantium, dies. [1]
April 13
  • Bishop Gebhard van Eichstätt named Pope Victor II. [1]
December 19
  • Seldjuken under Toghril Beg occupy Baghdad. [1]

1056

April 22
  • Supernova Crab nebula last seen by the naked eye. [1]

1057

August 15
  • Macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan. [1]
August 31
  • Leofric husband of Lady Godiva, dies. [1]

1058

March 29
  • Stephen IX [Frederik van Lotharingen], first Belgian Pope (1057-58), dies. [1]
April 5
  • Bishop John "Minchio", [domkop] elected as Pope Benedictus X. [1]

1059

May 23
  • Henri I crowns his son compassionate King Philip I of France. [1]

1061

April 24
  • Halley's Comet sparks English monk to predict country'll be destroyed. [1]

1064

April 1
  • Body of bishop Eleutherius of Blandain moved to Doornik. [1]
April 30
  • German King Henry IV gives away Utrecht county of West Friesland. [1]
(month unknown)
  • In Chang-chou, China, a daytime fireball and meteorite fall is observed. [521]

1065

April 12
  • Pilgrims under bishop Günther of Bamberg reach Jerusalem. [1]
December 27
  • Ferdinand I the Great, king of Castile, dies. [1]
December 28
  • Westminster Abbey opens in London. [1]

1066

January 5
  • Edward the Confessor, King of England, names brother-in-law Harold Godwinson as heir. [353.10]
  • Edward de Belijder the Confessor, King of England (1043-1066), dies in London at age 62. [1] [1394.8] [1433.27]
  • Harold Godwinson proclaims himself King of England. [1394.33]
January 6
  • Earl Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. [1] [1394.33] [1433.27]
March 23
  • 18th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. [1]
July 18
  • Death of St. Answer by stoning in far north of German area (born about 1035); Benedictine monk. [37]
September 20
  • Battle of Fulford near York, England; King Harald Hardrada of Norway versus Anglo-Saxon armies of Mercia and Northumbria. Large losses on each side, King Harald is the winner. [1433.28]
September 25
  • Battle of Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire, England: King Harold II defeats Harold Hardrada of Norway, who dies in battle. [353.10] [1433.28]
September 28
  • William the Conqueror lands in England. [1]
October 14
  • Battle of Hastings, in which William (the Conqueror) of Normandy wins England. King Harold Godwinson of England is killed in battle by an arrow. [1] [353.10] [832.2] [1433.29]
December 25
  • William the Conqueror, crowned king of England in Westminster Abbey. [1] [353.10] [1433.30]

1069

December 24
  • Godfried II with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies. [1]

1070

June 4
  • Roquefort cheese created in a cave near Roquefort, France. [1]

1071

February 22
  • Arnulf III earl of Flanders/Hainault (Arnulf I), dies in battle. [1]
  • Battle of Cassel-Robert I the Frisian defeats Arnulf III/I. [1]

1072

January 10
  • Robert Guiscard conquers Palermo. [1]
March 16
  • Adalbert archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies. [1]

1073

April 21
  • Alexander II [Anselmo da Baggio] Pope (1061-73), dies. [1]
April 22
  • Pope Alexander II buried/Ildebrando chosen as Pope Gregory VII. [1]
December 20
  • Domingo Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies. [1]

1075

August 2
  • John VIII Xiphilinus theologian/patriarch of Constantinople, dies. [1]

1076

January 1
  • The Holy Roman Emperor, Heinrich IV, persuades 26 bishops to refuse obedience to the Pope. [37]
January 24
  • The Holy Roman Emperor writes a letter to Pope Gregory VII condemning him as a usurper of the papacy. [1] [37]
February 14
  • Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV. [1]
February 22
  • Godfried III with the Hump, duke of Lower Lorraine, murdered. [1]
April 27
  • Willem bishop of Utrecht (1054-76), murderer of earl Floris I, dies. [1]

1077

January 21
  • German King Heinrich IV petitions Pope Gregory VII for forgiveness. [1]
January 28
  • Pope Gregory VII pardons German emperor Heinrich IV. [1]
March 1
  • Imperial diet removes Heinrich IV as Kaiser and subsequently elects Rudolf von Schwaben. [37]
April 24
  • Geza I King of Hungary (1074-7), dies. [1]
December 14
  • Agnes of Poitou German empress/wife of emperor Henry III, dies. [1]

1078

February 22
  • Johannes van Fécamp Italian mystic writer, dies. [1]
  • John of Fécamp Italian mystic writer, dies. [1]

1079

March 6
  • Omar ibn Ibrahim al-Chajjam completes Jalali-calendar. [1]
March 16
  • Iran adopts solar Hijrah calendar. [1]
May 9
  • Stanislaus Polish bishop of Cracow, murdered. [1]

1081

April 4
  • Alexius I Comnenus occupies Byzantine throne. [1]

1082

May 12
  • Battle at Mailberg: Vratislav II of Bohemia beats Leopold II of Austria. [1]

1084

March 31
  • Anti-pope Clemens crowns German emperor Hendrik IV. [1]

1085

May 6
  • King Alfonso VI of León conquered Toledo, dies. [1]
May 25
  • Gregory VII [Ildebrando] Pope (1073-85), dies. [1]
  • King Alfonso VI of Castily/León occupy Toledo on Moren. [1]

1086

May 24
  • Abbott Dauferio/Desiderius becomes Pope Victor III. [1]

1087

May 30
  • German emperor Henry IV crowns his son Koenraad. [1]
September 9
  • William I The Conqueror, King of England, and Duke of Normandy, dies. [1]

1088

January 6
  • Berengarius of Tours French theologist, dies. [1]
March 12
  • Odo of Lagery elected as Pope Urban II, replacing Victor III. [1]

1089

April 28
  • Dirk de Grote bishop of Verdun/Basel/archbishop of Trier, dies. [1]
May 28
  • Lanfrance Archbishop of Canterbury, dies. [1]

1090

October 6
  • Death of St. Adalbero von Würzburg (born about 1010 in Austria); Bishop of Würzburg (1045). [37]

1091

April 29
  • Battle at Monte Levunium Emperor Alexius I beats Petshegenes. [1]
May 31
  • Hendrik van Verdun bishop of Luik (1075-91), dies. [1]

1092

May 9
  • Lincoln Cathedral is consecrated in England. [1] [5] [241.9]

1093

July 14
  • Death of St. Ulrich von Zell in the Black Forest (born 1029 in Regensburg (Germany)). [37]

1095

February 25
  • Council of Rockingham bishop Anselmus versus King William II Rufus. [1]
November 27
  • Pope Urban II orders first Crusade, calling all Christians in Europe to war against Muslims in order to reclaim the Holy Land. [1] [129]

1096

May 18
  • Crusaders massacre Jews of Worm. [1]

1098

February 10
  • Crusaders defeat Prince Redwan of Aleppo at Antioch. [1]
June 3
  • Christian Crusaders seize Antioch, Turkey. [1]
December 12
  • First Crusaders capture and plunder Mara Syria. [1]

1099

January 6
  • Henry V crowned German king. [1]
January 13
  • Crusaders set fire to Mara Syria. [1]
January 28
  • First Crusaders begins siege of Hosn-el-Akrad Syria. [1]
April 14
  • Conrad bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death. [1]
July 15
  • Crusade capture of Jerusalem. [1674.75]
August 19
  • Crusaders beat Saracens in Battle of Ascalon. [1]

End of 1000-1099. Next: 1100.

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1650-1659 1660-1669 1670-1679 1680-1689 1690-1699 1700-1708 1709-1719 1720-1739 1740-1749 1750-1759
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1815-1819 1820-1824 1825-1829 1830-1834 1835-1836 1837-1839 1840-1844 1845-1847 1848-1849 1850-1852
1853-1854 1855-1859 1860-1861 1862-1864 1865-1867 1868-1869 1870-1871 1872-1874 1875-1877 1878-1879
1880-1882 1883-1884 1885-1887 1888-1889 1890-1892 1893-1894 1895 1896-1897 1898-1899 1900-1901
1902 1903-1904 1905 1906-1907 1908-1909 1910-1911 1912 1913 1914 1915
1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925
1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935
1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955
1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965
1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
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