1008

1008 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	1008; MVIII
Ab urbe condita	1761
Armenian calendar	457; ԹՎ ՆԾԷ
Assyrian calendar	5758
Balinese saka calendar	929–930
Bengali calendar	415
Berber calendar	1958
English Regnal year	N/A
Buddhist calendar	1552
Burmese calendar	370
Byzantine calendar	6516–6517
Chinese calendar	丁未年 (Fire Goat); 3705 or 3498; — to —; 戊申年 (Earth Monkey); 3706 or 3499
Coptic calendar	724–725
Discordian calendar	2174
Ethiopian calendar	1000–1001
Hebrew calendar	4768–4769
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1064–1065
- Shaka Samvat	929–930
- Kali Yuga	4108–4109
Holocene calendar	11008
Igbo calendar	8–9
Iranian calendar	386–387
Islamic calendar	398–399
Japanese calendar	Kankō 5; (寛弘５年)
Javanese calendar	910–911
Julian calendar	1008; MVIII
Korean calendar	3341
Minguo calendar	904 before ROC ; 民前904年
Nanakshahi calendar	−460
Seleucid era	1319/1320 AG
Thai solar calendar	1550–1551
Tibetan calendar	阴火羊年; (female Fire-Goat); 1134 or 753 or −19; — to —; 阳土猴年; (male Earth-Monkey); 1135 or 754 or −18

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	10th century ; 11th century ; 12th century ;
Decades:	980s ; 990s ; 1000s ; 1010s ; 1020s ;
Years:	1005 ; 1006 ; 1007 ; 1008 ; 1009 ; 1010 ; 1011 ;

Last updated January 04, 2025

Year 1008 ( MVIII ) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Europe

Olaf Haraldsson, future king of Norway, makes raids in the Baltic Sea. He lands on the Estonian 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 ambushed 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.^[1]

Arabian Empire

Caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah sends a 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 – 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 – Bruno of Querfurt, a missionary bishop, and 18 companions sets out on a mission to spread Christianity among the Prussians.^[2]
Olof Skötkonung, king of Sweden, is baptized in Husaby (Västergötland) by missionary Sigfrid, and makes generous donations on the spot.^[3]

Births

May 4 – Henry I, king of France (d. 1060)
October 12 – Atsuhira, future Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036)
Al-Mu'izz ibn Badis, Zirid ruler of Ifriqiya (d. 1062)
Anselm of Liège, French chronicler and historian
Di Qing, general of the Song Dynasty (d. 1057)
Gothelo II (or Gozelo), duke of Lower Lorraine (d. 1046)
Sugawara no Takasue, Japanese writer (approximate date)
Wulfstan, bishop of Worcester (approximate date)

Deaths

March 17 – Kazan, emperor of Japan (b. 968)
April 7 – Ludolf (or Liudolf), archbishop of Trier
April 10 – Notker of Liège, French bishop (b. 940)
May 25
- Bishi, Japanese imperial princess
- Matilda of Saxony, countess of Flanders
October 6 – Menendo González, Galician nobleman
November 20 – Geoffrey I, duke of Brittany (b. 980)
Abd al-Malik al-Muzaffar, Andalusian court official
Clothna mac Aenghusa, Irish poet (approximate date)
Gunnlaugr Ormstunga, Icelandic poet (approximate date)
Gurgen II (Magistros), king of Iberia-Kartli (Georgia)
Ibn Zur'a, Abbasid physician and philosopher (b. 943)
Madudan mac Gadhra Mór, king of Síol Anmchadha
Poppo, Polish missionary bishop (approximate date)
Raymond III, French nobleman (approximate date)
Rotbold I (or Rotbaud), French nobleman
Sarolt, Grand Princess of Hungary (b. 950)

Related Research Articles

The 1000s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1000, and ended on December 31, 1009.

1000 (M) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1000th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 1000th and last year of the 1st millennium, the 100th and last year of the 10th century, and the 1st year of the 1000s decade. As of the start of 1000, the Gregorian calendar was 5 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

The 820s decade ran from January 1, 820, to December 31, 829.

The 720s decade ran from January 1, 720, to December 31, 729.

The 930s decade ran from January 1, 930, to December 31, 939.

The 940s decade ran from January 1, 940, to December 31, 949.

The 960s decade ran from January 1, 960, to December 31, 969.

The 970s decade ran from January 1, 970, to December 31, 979.

The 980s decade ran from January 1, 980, to December 31, 989.

The 990s decade ran from January 1, 990, to December 31, 999.

Year 1009 (MIX) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. It was the 1009th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 9th year of the 2nd millennium, the 9th year of the 11th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1000s decade.

Year 1016 (MXVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.

Year 1028 (MXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.

Year 995 (CMXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.

Year 1010 (MX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.

Year 1015 (MXV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.

The 1010s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1010, and ended on December 31, 1019.

The 1030s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1030, and ended on December 31, 1039.

Year 1025 (MXXV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.

The 1020s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1020, and ended on December 31, 1029.

References

↑ Stenton, F. M. (1971). Anglo-Saxon England, pp. 381–384. The Oxford History of England. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 019-280-1392.
↑ According to the "Annals of Magdeburg" (c. 1170) and some other sources.
↑ Quoted in Mats G. Larsson, Götarnas riken: Upptäcktsfärder till Sveriges enande. Stockholm: Atlantis, 2002, p. 185.

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[1] Stenton, F. M. (1971). Anglo-Saxon England, pp. 381–384. The Oxford History of England. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 019-280-1392.

[2] According to the "Annals of Magdeburg" (c. 1170) and some other sources.

[3] Quoted in Mats G. Larsson, Götarnas riken: Upptäcktsfärder till Sveriges enande. Stockholm: Atlantis, 2002, p. 185.

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Gregorian calendar	1008 MVIII
Ab urbe condita	1761
Armenian calendar	457 ԹՎ ՆԾԷ
Assyrian calendar	5758
Balinese saka calendar	929–930
Bengali calendar	415
Berber calendar	1958
English Regnal year	N/A
Buddhist calendar	1552
Burmese calendar	370
Byzantine calendar	6516–6517
Chinese calendar	丁未年 (Fire Goat) 3705 or 3498 — to — 戊申年 (Earth Monkey) 3706 or 3499
Coptic calendar	724–725
Discordian calendar	2174
Ethiopian calendar	1000–1001
Hebrew calendar	4768–4769
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1064–1065
- Shaka Samvat	929–930
- Kali Yuga	4108–4109
Holocene calendar	11008
Igbo calendar	8–9
Iranian calendar	386–387
Islamic calendar	398–399
Japanese calendar	Kankō 5 (寛弘５年)
Javanese calendar	910–911
Julian calendar	1008 MVIII
Korean calendar	3341
Minguo calendar	904 before ROC 民前904年
Nanakshahi calendar	−460
Seleucid era	1319/1320 AG
Thai solar calendar	1550–1551
Tibetan calendar	阴火羊年 (female Fire-Goat) 1134 or 753 or −19 — to — 阳土猴年 (male Earth-Monkey) 1135 or 754 or −18

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