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Year '''1020''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MXX]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Friday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

== Events ==
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* Summer &ndash; Emperor [[Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry II]] conducts his third [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italian]] military campaign. He makes plans to invade the south, but remains non-committal.
* [[June 15]] &ndash; [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] troops under Catepan [[Basil Boioannes]] (supported by his ally Prince [[Pandulf IV of Capua|Pandulf IV]]) capture the fortress of [[Troia, Apulia|Troia]].
* The French city of [[Saint-Germain-en-Laye]] is founded by King [[Robert II of France|Robert II]] ('''the Pious''').
* King [[Canute the Great]] codifies the laws of [[Kingdom of England|England]] (approximate date).
* King [[Gagik I of Armenia]] is succeeded by [[Hovhannes-Smbat III of Armenia|Hovhannes-Smbat III]].
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==Births==
* [[Almodis de la Marche]], French [[Nobility|noblewoman]] (d. [[1071]])
* [[Beatrice of Lorraine|Beatrice of Bar]], French duchess and [[regent]] (d. [[1076]])
* [[Benno II of Osnabrück|Benno II]], German bishop and architect (approximate date)
* [[Bernard of Menthon]], French [[priest]] and saint (d. [[1081]])
* [[Conrad I, Duke of Bavaria|Conrad I]] (or '''Cuno'''), duke of [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavaria]] (approximate date)
* [[Filarete of Calabria]], Sicilian saint (approximate date)
* [[Gonzalo of Sobrarbe and Ribagorza|Gonzalo Sánchez]], Spanish nobleman (approximate date)
* [[Gunhilda of Denmark]], German queen (approximate date)
* [[Guo Xi]], Chinese [[Landscape painting|landscape]] painter (approximate date)
* [[Hallvard Vebjørnsson]], Norwegian saint (approximate date)
* [[Kunigunde of Altdorf]], German noblewoman (approximate date)
* [[Maria of Gaeta]], Italian noblewoman (approximate date)
* [[Osbern Giffard]], Norman nobleman (approximate date)
* [[Otto of Nordheim]], duke of Bavaria (approximate date)
* [[Pope Stephen IX|Stephen IX]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]] (approximate date)
* [[Su Song]], Chinese statesman and [[scientist]] (d. [[1101]])
* [[Sweyn Godwinson]], English nobleman (approximate date)
* [[Vladimir of Novgorod|Vladimir Yaroslavich]], Grand Prince of [[Kievan Rus'|Kiev]] (d. [[1052]])
* [[William I, Count of Burgundy|William I]] ('''the Great'''), count of [[County of Burgundy|Burgundy]] (d. [[1087]])
* [[William Busac]], English nobleman (''[[jure uxoris]]'') (d. [[1076]])
* [[William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford|William FitzOsbern]], 1st [[Earl of Hereford]] (approximate date)
* [[William of Poitiers]], French priest and writer (d. [[1090]])
* [[Wulfhild of Norway]], duchess consort of [[Duchy of Saxony|Saxony]] (d. 1071)
* [[Zhang Zai]], Chinese philosopher and [[Cosmology|cosmologist]] (d. [[1077]])

== Deaths ==
* [[June 12]] &ndash; [[Lyfing (Archbishop of Canterbury)|Lyfing]], archbishop of [[Diocese of Canterbury|Canterbury]]<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Handbook_of_British_Chronology/zcgxEvGAK_kC?hl=en&gbpv=0 |title=Handbook of British Chronology |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |isbn=9780521563505 |editor-last=Pryde |editor-first=E. B. |location=Cambridge, England |publication-date=February 23, 1996 |pages=214 |access-date=November 15, 2024}}</ref>
* [[June 15]] &ndash; [[Dattus]] (or '''Datto'''), Lombard rebel leader
* [[August 16]] &ndash; [[Zhou Huaizheng]], Chinese [[eunuch]]
* [[Al-Mu'ayyad Ahmad]], Muslim [[imam]] (b. [[944]])
* [[Al-Sijzi]], Persian [[mathematician]] (approximate date)
* [[Bernard I, Count of Besalú|Bernard I]] ('''Taillefer'''), Spanish nobleman
* [[Bouchard II of Montmorency|Bouchard II]] ('''the Bearded'''), French nobleman (b. [[975]])
* [[Einar Sigurdsson]], Norse [[Vikings|Viking]] nobleman
* [[Ferdowsi]], Persian [[Persian literature|poet]] and author (b. [[940]])
* [[Gagik I of Armenia|Gagik I]], king of [[Bagratid Armenia]] (approximate date)
* [[Gerald I, Count of Armagnac|Gerald I]] ('''Tranche-Lion'''), French nobleman
* [[Gojslav of Croatia|Gojslav]], king of [[Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102)|Croatia]] (approximate date)
* [[Leif Ericson]], Norse Viking explorer (approximate date)
* [[Melus of Bari]], Lombard nobleman and rebel leader
* [[Radim Gaudentius]], Polish archbishop (b. [[970]])
* [[Stephen I, Count of Troyes|Stephen I of Vermandois]], French nobleman
* [[Trdat the Architect]], Armenian chief [[architect]]

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