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== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Europe ====
* [[Olaf II of Norway|Olaf Haraldsson]], future king of [[Kingdom of Norway (872–1397)|Norway]], makes raids in the [[Baltic Sea]]. He lands on the [[Estonia]]n island of [[Saaremaa]], wins a battle there, and forces the inhabitants to pay [[tribute]]. 
* [[Battle at Herdaler]]: Olaf Haraldsson sails to the southern coast of [[Finland]] to plunder, where he and his men are [[ambush]]ed and defeated in the woods.
* The oldest known mention is made of the city of [[Gundelfingen]] (Southern [[Germany]]).
* [[Unification of the Georgian realm]].

==== England ====
* King [[Æthelred the Unready]] orders a new fleet of warships built, organised on a national scale. It is a huge undertaking, but is completed the following year.<ref>Stenton, F. M. (1971). ''Anglo-Saxon England'', pp. 381–384. The Oxford History of England. Oxford: Clarendon Press. {{ISBN|019-280-1392}}.</ref>

==== Arabian Empire ====
* Caliph [[Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah]] sends a [[Tribute|tributary]] mission to [[Emperor Zhenzong]] of the [[Song dynasty]] in order to reestablish [[trade]] relations between the [[Fatimid Caliphate]] and [[China]] (approximate date).

==== Japan ====
* [[November 13]] &ndash; Kamo Special Festival: The poet [[Murasaki Shikibu]] is given her name from a famous court poet, Fujiwara no Kinto; this year she probably starts to write ''[[The Diary of Lady Murasaki]]''.
* 42nd Birthday of [[Fujiwara no Michinaga]], father-in-law of the emperor, is celebrated.

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* Autumn &ndash; [[Bruno of Querfurt]], a [[missionary]] bishop, and 18 companions sets out on a mission to spread [[Christianity]] among the [[Old Prussians|Prussians]].<ref>According to the "Annals of Magdeburg" (c. 1170) and some other sources.</ref>
*[[January 23]] &ndash; This new calendar is a mixture of [[Islamic Calendar]],[[Gregorian Calendar]], [[Chinese Calendar]] to become the Arya Khafid Al Hasyimi Solar Calendar Era Year for Muslims, and Christians.
* [[Olof Skötkonung]], king of [[Sweden]], is [[Baptism|baptized]] in [[Husaby]] ([[Västergötland]]) by missionary [[Sigfrid of Sweden|Sigfrid]], and makes generous donations on the spot.<ref>Quoted in Mats G. Larsson, ''Götarnas riken: Upptäcktsfärder till Sveriges enande''. Stockholm: Atlantis, 2002, p. 185.</ref></onlyinclude>