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==== Europe ====
* [[Almanzor|Al-Mansur]], the ''[[de facto]]'' ruler of [[Al-Andalus]], assaults and partially destroys the city of [[Santiago de Compostella]]. He is accompanied in his raid by Christian [[Portugal|Portuguese]] lords, who all receive a share of the booty. On their way, they sack the cities of [[Zamora, Spain|Zamora]] and [[León, Spain|León]].<ref>Collins, Roger (1983). ''Early Medieval Spain'', p. 199. New York: St. Martin's Press. {{ISBN|0-312-22464-8}}.</ref>
* Summer &ndash; [[Roman of Bulgaria]] dies in captivity in Constantinople. He is succeeded by his brother Samuel (a member of the [[Cometopuli dynasty]]) who takes the Bulgarian title of ''[[tsar]]''. He possibly receives his 'imperial crown' from [[Pope Gregory V|Gregory V]] (approximate date).
* King [[Stephen Držislav of Croatia]] dies after a 28-year reign. His three sons, [[Svetoslav Suronja|Svetoslav]], [[Krešimir III of Croatia|Krešimir III]] and [[Gojslav of Croatia|Gojslav]], open a violent contest for the throne, weakening the kingdom and allowing Samuel to encroach on the Croatian possessions along the [[Adriatic Sea|Adriatic]].
* Winter &ndash; Emperor [[Otto III]] travels to [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italy]], leaving the government of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] in the hands of his aunt, [[Matilda, Abbess of Quedlinburg|Matilda of Quedlinburg]]. He is accompanied by Bishop [[Pope Sylvester II|Gilbert of Aurillac]], his teacher and advisor.
* [[Trondheim]] is founded by King [[Olav Tryggvason]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adressa.no/nyheter/trondheim/article3207238.ece|title=Hva husker du fra 1000-årsjubileet?|publisher=Adressa|language=no|author=Christine Schefte|date=20 June 2012|access-date=5 March 2016}}</ref> This will function as the main city and capital of [[Norway]], until [[Bergen, Norway|Bergen]] is founded in [[1070]].