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Contents

Events

By Place

Europe

Asia

By Topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Europe

★ February 14: First known mention of Lithuania, in the annals of the monastery of Quedlinburg.

Asia

★ The Ly dynasty, Vietnam's first independent dynasty, is proclaimed.

★ Suleiman II succeeds Mohammed II as Caliph of Cordoba.

★ Provinces of Goryeo (modern-day Korea) are redistributed.

By Topic

Religion

★ October 18: The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is destroyed by Caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah.

★ July 31 — Pope Sergius IV succeeds Pope John XVIII as the 142nd pope.

Births

★ December 14 — Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (d. 1045)

Deaths

★ Empress Xiao, empress and regent of the Liao (b. 932)

★ Bruno of Querfurt, missionary

★ June — Pope John XVIII