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Contents

Events

By Place

Africa

Europe

Asia

By Topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Africa

★ Al-Azhar University is founded in Cairo, Egypt. It is the second oldest university in the world.

Europe

★ Baile Átha Cliath (Dublin, Ireland) was founded. The city of Odense,Denmark was founded. Home of HC. Andersen.

Asia

★ Liao Dynasty adopts civil service examinations in the Southern Chancellery based on Tang Dynasty models.

By Topic

Religion

★ Vladimir I, Prince of Kiev marries Anna, sister of Byzantine emperor Basil II and converts to Christianity. Baptism of Kievan Rus'.

★ Abbo becomes abbot at Fleury

Births

★ Tilopa, Indian tantric practitioner and mahasiddha

Deaths

★ May 19 — Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 909)