1031

::"This is the year 1031; the number 1031 may also refer to"::::* " [http://apiexchange.com/apimain/Form%208824.pdf 1031 form] — Section 1031 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code allows investors to defer capital gains taxes on the exchange of like-kind properties.":::* "1031 exchange — Transaction under United States law which specifies that if an asset is sold and the proceeds of the sale are then reinvested in a like kind asset, then no gain or loss is recognized, allowing the deferment of capital gains taxes that would otherwise have been due on the first sale.":::* "Halloween — Halloween is October 31st or 10-31."

Events

* The Moorish Caliphate of Córdoba collapses.
* Byzantine general George Maniaces captures Edessa.
* Henry I becomes King of France.
* Bezprym seizes the throne of Poland from Mieszko II.

Births

* Matilda of Flanders, Queen consort of the Kingdom of England (d.1083)
* Shen Kuo, renowned polymath scientist of the Song Dynasty in China (d. 1095)

Deaths

* July 20 — King Robert II of France (b. 972)
* September 2 — Saint Emeric of Hungary
* Gang Gam-chan, Korean official and military commander (born 948)