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==== Europe ====
* [[March 2]] &ndash; King [[Lothair of France|Lothair III]] (or '''Lothair IV''') dies after a 32-year reign at [[Laon]]. He is succeeded by his 19-year-old son [[Louis V of France|Louis V]] as ruler of the [[West Francia|West Frankish Kingdom]].
* Summer: [[Almanzor|Al-Mansur]], the ''[[de facto]]'' ruler of [[Al-Andalus]], continues his effort in the north of the [[Iberian Peninsula]] and plunders the city of [[Coimbra]] (modern [[Portugal]]). 
* Empress [[Theophanu]], accompanied by the 6-year-old King [[Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto III]] and [[Henry II, Duke of Bavaria|Henry II of Bavaria]], leads a campaign against [[Duchy of Bohemia|Bohemia]] and the [[Slavs]] on the [[Elbe]] frontier.
* [[Mieszko I of Poland|Mieszko I]], duke (''de facto'') ruler of [[Greater Poland|Poland]], pledges his allegiance to Otto III and the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. He promises assistance in Otto's war against the Slavs.
* [[Battle of Hjörungavágr]]: The [[Earls of Lade]] under [[Haakon Sigurdsson]] ('''the Powerful''') defeat a Danish invasion force led by the [[Jomsvikings]] in western [[Norway]].
* Winter &ndash; King [[Harald Bluetooth|Harald II]] ('''Bluetooth''') dies after a 28-year reign (driven into [[exile]]). He is succeeded by his son [[Sweyn Forkbeard]] as ruler of [[Denmark]] and Norway.