1013

Years: 1010 1011 1012 - 1013 - 1014 1015 1016

Decades: 980s 990s 1000s - 1010s - 1020s 1030s 1040s

Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century

Events
* Danish invasion of England under king Sweyn I. King Ethelred flees to Normandy, and Sweyn becomes king of England.
* The Poles withdraw from Pomerania (approximate date).
* The Jews are expelled from the caliphate of Cordoba.
*Estimation: Kaifeng, capital of China becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Córdoba in Al-Andalus.[1]
* Lyfing is appointed Archbishop of Canterbury.
* Beauvais changes from a county to a bishopric (approximate date).
* Second Italian campaign of German King Henry II.
* Al-Hakim Mosque completed in Cairo

Births
*Sancha of Leon, wife of Ferdinand I of LeonDeaths
*Abu Al-Qasim, scholar of medicine
*Antipope John XVI

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