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Europe
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February 14 : First known mention ofLithuania , in the annals of the monastery ofQuedlinburg .
* Suleiman II succeeds Mohammed II asCaliph of Cordoba .Asia
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Ly dynasty ,Vietnam 's first independent dynasty, is proclaimed.
* The provinces ofGoryeo (modern-dayKorea ) are redistributed.By Topic
Religion
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October 18 : TheChurch of the Holy Sepulchre is destroyed by Caliphal-Hakim bi-Amr Allah .
*July 31 —Pope Sergius IV succeedsPope John XVIII as the 142ndpope .Births
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December 14 —Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (d.1045 )Deaths
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Empress Xiao , empress and regent of the Liao (b.932 )
*Bruno of Querfurt , missionary
*June —Pope John XVIII
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