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Events
By Place
Oceania
* A major volcanic eruption of Mount Merapi covers all of central Java with ash. [ cite web|url=http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/current_volcs/merapi/ |title=A history of Merapi |accessdate=2007-02-20 ]
Europe
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Holmgang (dueling) is declared illegal inIceland .Asia
* Granaries for famine relief are set up across
China .By Topic
Religion
* Aelfheah (
St. Alphege ) goes toPope John XVIII atRome for hispallium and becomesArchbishop of Canterbury .Astronomy
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May 1 — The brightestsupernova ever recorded,SN 1006 , is observed in the constellation of Lupus. This event is observed and described by the Arabic astronomerAli ibn Ridwan .Births
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Constantine X , emperor of Byzantium (d.1067 )Deaths
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Gisela of Burgundy References
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