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1006

Years:
1003 1004 1005 - 1006 - 1007 1008 1009
Decades:
970s 980s 990s - 1000s - 1010s 1020s 1030s
Centuries:
10th century - 11th century - 12th century

Events

* Aelfheah (St. Alphege) goes to Pope John XVIII at Rome for his pallium and becomes archbishop of Canterbury.
* April 30 - The brightest supernova ever recorded, SN 1006, is observed in the constellation of Lupus.
* Holmgang declared illegal in Iceland.
* Major volcanic eruption of Mount Merapi covers all of central Java with ash.

Births

* Constantine X, emperor of Byzantium (d. 1067)

Deaths

* Gisela of Burgundy



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