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Byzantine Empire

 * , ruler of, is captured by a combined - force, which effectively ends Khazaria's existence.

Europe

 * knights arrive in.
 * is king of after Ethelred's death.
 * of and Edmund II divide . After Edmund's death, Canute is left as the sole ruler of England.

Asia

 * End of the reign of . He is succeeded by.
 * s partly destroy the.

Births

 * — (Polish: Kazimierz I Odnowiciel) Duke of Poland
 * (d. )

Deaths

 * —, King of
 * —, King of England
 * , Japanese emperor