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Events
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Europe
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Badìa Fiorentina , an abbey inFlorence ,Italy , is founded by Willa, Margravine of Tuscany.
* Ethelred II becomes king ofEngland at age 10, following the assassination of his half-brother KingEdward the Martyr .
* The revolt ofHenry II, Duke of Bavaria againstOtto II ends.Asia
* The Wu-Yue State is forced to surrender to the Chinese
Song Dynasty .
* One of theFour Great Books of Song , the "Tàipíng guǎngjì " is a Chinese encyclopedia documenting various stories of Chinese myths and subjects of theology. Divided into 500 volumes, it consists of over 3 million writtenChinese characters .Births
* Princess
Zoe of Byzantium , later Empress of theEastern Roman Empire
*Yaroslav I the Wise , prince ofNovgorod andKiev Deaths
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March 18 — KingEdward the Martyr of England, (by supporters of his half-brother)
*Abraham of Alexandria , Coptic pope
*Li Houzhu , last Chinese emperor of theSouthern Tang (b.936 )
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