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1008

CATEGORIES ABOUT 1008

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EVENTS

Olof , king of Sweden , is Baptized by saint Sigfrid .

Bruno Of Querfurt and others try to establish a mission among the Prussians .

Oldest known mention of the city of Gundelfingen .

Mohammed II succeeds Hisham II as Caliph Of Cordoba .

Unification of Georgia under king Bagrat III .

Olav Haraldsson , the future king of Norway landed on Saaremaa island in Estonia , won a battle there and forced the inhabitants to pay tribute

BIRTHS

May 4 - King Henry I Of France (d. 1060 )

October 12 - Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036 )

Sugawara No Takasue No Musume Japanese writer

DEATHS

Emperor Kazan , Emperor Of Japan (b. 968 )