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Events
By Place
Byzantine Empire
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Bulgaria becomes part of theByzantine Empire .Europe
* The
Peace of Bautzen is signed betweenPoland andGermany .
*Boleslaus I of Poland takesKiev and conquersRed Ruthenia .
*Battle of Carham : The Scots conquerLothian .
*Canute the Great becomes king ofDenmark (or 1019), succeeding Harald II.
*Battle of Vlaardingen : Count Dirk III defeats an army sent by Emperor Henry II at Vlaardingen.Asia
* The
Liao Dynasty invadesGoryeo .
* Largest Amphibious Invasion Force in History at the time.Chola army that invaded Lanka (Sri Lanka ) with a massive manpower of 150,000 troops.
*Battle of Kwiju : Korean GeneralGang Gam-chan gains a decisive victory overLiao Dynasty forces during theThird Goryeo-Khitan War .By Topic
Religion
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Buckfast Abbey is founded.
* The city ofKoblenz is given to the archbishop ofTrier .Births
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Harthacanute (or 1019) (d.1042 )
*Michael Psellus , Greek philosopher and historianDeaths
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June 23 — MargraveHenry I of Austria
*Aeddan ap Blegywryd ,King of Gwynedd
*Harald II of Denmark
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