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Events

By Place

Europe

Africa

Asia

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Europe

★ The Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man, is founded.

★ Ethelred succeeds his brother Edward as king of England

Africa

★ Jawhar as-Siqilli dismissed as Vizir of Egypt, replaced by Yaqub ibn Killis

Asia

★ March 24 — The Battle of Pankalia: a combined Byzantine-Georgian force defeats Bardas Sklerus, an organizer of the large-scale rebellion in the Byzantine empire's Asian provinces.

★ Song Dynasty destroys the Northern Han state.

★ August 1 — Battle of the Gaoliang River near present-day Beijing between the Song Dynasty and Liao Dynasty. Song forces were routed.

Births

★ Estrid of the Obotrites, future wife of king Olaf Skötkonung of Sweden

★ Otto, Count of Vermandois

Deaths

★ Iago ab Idwal

★ Edward the Martyr

★ 'Imran