1002

1002 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	1002; MII
Ab urbe condita	1755
Armenian calendar	451; ԹՎ ՆԾԱ
Assyrian calendar	5752
Balinese saka calendar	923–924
Bengali calendar	409
Berber calendar	1952
English Regnal year	N/A
Buddhist calendar	1546
Burmese calendar	364
Byzantine calendar	6510–6511
Chinese calendar	辛丑年 (Metal Ox); 3698 or 3638; — to —; 壬寅年 (Water Tiger); 3699 or 3639
Coptic calendar	718–719
Discordian calendar	2168
Ethiopian calendar	994–995
Hebrew calendar	4762–4763
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1058–1059
- Shaka Samvat	923–924
- Kali Yuga	4102–4103
Holocene calendar	11002
Igbo calendar	2–3
Iranian calendar	380–381
Islamic calendar	392–393
Japanese calendar	Chōhō 4; (長保４年)
Javanese calendar	904–905
Julian calendar	1002; MII
Korean calendar	3335
Minguo calendar	910 before ROC ; 民前910年
Nanakshahi calendar	−466
Seleucid era	1313/1314 AG
Thai solar calendar	1544–1545
Tibetan calendar	阴金牛年; (female Iron-Ox); 1128 or 747 or −25; — to —; 阳水虎年; (male Water-Tiger); 1129 or 748 or −24

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	10th century ; 11th century ; 12th century ;
Decades:	980s ; 990s ; 1000s ; 1010s ; 1020s ;
Years:	999 ; 1000 ; 1001 ; 1002 ; 1003 ; 1004 ; 1005 ;

Last updated November 04, 2023

Year 1002 ( MII ) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Europe

January 23 – Emperor Otto III dies, at the age of 22, of smallpox at Castle of Paterno (near Rome) after a 19-year reign. He leaves no son, nor a surviving brother who can succeed by hereditary right to the throne.^[1] Otto is buried in Aachen Cathedral alongside the body of Charlemagne.
February 15 – At an assembly at Pavia of Lombard nobles and secondi milites (the minor nobles), Arduin of Ivrea (grandson of former King Berengar II) is restored to his domains and crowned as King of Italy in the Basilica of San Michele Maggiore. Arduin is supported by Arnulf II, archbishop of Milan.
June 7 – Henry II, a cousin of Otto III, is elected and crowned as King of Germany by Archbishop Willigis at Mainz. Henry does not recognise the coronation of Arduin. Otto of Worms withdraws his nomination for the title of Holy Roman Emperor and receives the Duchy of Carinthia (modern Austria) - Henry is the first King to be elected away from the Cathedral of Aachen since the tradition was begun by Otto I in 936.
July – Battle of Calatañazor: Christian armies led by Alfonso V of León, Sancho III of Pamplona and Sancho García of Castile, defeat the invading Saracens under Al-Mansur, the de facto ruler of Al-Andalus.
August 8 – Al-Mansur dies after a 24-year reign and is succeeded by his son Abd al-Malik al-Muzaffar as ruler ( hajib ) of the Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba (modern Spain).
October 15 – Henry I, duke of Burgundy, dies and is succeeded by his stepson, Otto-William. He inherits the duchy; this is disputed by King Robert II of France ("the Pious").
Fall – A revolt organized by Bohemian nobles of the rivalling Vršovci clan, forces Duke Boleslaus III ("the Red") to flee to Germany. He is succeeded by Vladivoj (until 1003).

British Isles

November 13 – St. Brice's Day massacre: King Æthelred the Unready orders all Danes in England killed. Æthelred marries (as his second wife) Emma, daughter of Duke Richard I of Normandy.
Winter – Æthelred pays tribute (or Danegeld) to Sweyn Forkbeard, buying him off with a massive payment of 24,000 lbs of silver to hold off further Viking raids against England.
Brian Boru, king of Leinster and Munster, becomes High King of Ireland. After the submission of Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill, Brian Boru makes an expedition to the North.

Arabian Empire

Winter – Khalaf ibn Ahmad, Saffarid emir of Sistan (modern Iran), is deposed and surrenders to the Ghaznavid Dynasty after a 39-year reign (approximate date).

Asia

In Japan, court lady Sei Shōnagon completes writing The Pillow Book .

By topic

Religion

June – Frederick, archbishop of Ravenna, is sent as an imperial legate to the Synod of Pöhlde, to mediate between the claims of Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim and Willigis, concerning the control of Gandersheim Abbey.

Births

May 10 – Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, Muslim scholar (d. 1071)
June 21 – Leo IX, pope of the Catholic Church (d. 1054)
Adolf II of Lotharingia, German nobleman (d. 1041)
Alice of Normandy, countess of Burgundy (d. 1038)
Aristakes Lastivertsi, Armenian historian (d. 1080)
George I, king of Georgia (approximate date)
Mei Yaochen, poet of the Song Dynasty (d. 1060)
Nikephoros III, Byzantine emperor (d. 1081)

Deaths

January 8 – Wulfsige III, bishop of Sherborne
January 23 – Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 980)
April 23 – Æscwig, bishop of Dorchester
April 30 – Eckard I, margrave of Meissen
May 6 – Ealdwulf, archbishop of York
August 8 – Al-Mansur, Umayyad vizier and de facto ruler (b. 938)
October 15 – Henry I, duke of Burgundy (b. 946)
November 13
- Gunhilde, Danish princess and noblewoman
- Pallig, Danish chieftain ( jarl ) of Devonshire
Athanasius IV, Syrian patriarch of Antioch
Domonkos I, archbishop of Esztergom
Gisela, French princess (approximate date)
Godfrey I (the Prisoner), Frankish nobleman
John the Iberian, Georgian monk (approximate date)
Kisai Marvazi, Persian author and poet (b. 953)
Rogneda of Polotsk, Grand Princess of Kiev (b. 962)
Sa'id al-Dawla, Hamdanid emir of Aleppo (Syria)
Sancho Ramírez, king of Viguera (approximate date)

Related Research Articles

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

The 880s decade ran from January 1, 880, to December 31, 889.

The 1070s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1070, and ended on December 31, 1079.

The 910s decade ran from January 1, 910, to December 31, 919.

The 920s decade ran from January 1, 920, to December 31, 929.

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

The 950s decade ran from January 1, 950, to December 31, 959.

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 1003 (MIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.

Year 1004 (MIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.

The 1080s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1080, and ended on December 31, 1089.

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 986 (CMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.

Otto III was Holy Roman Emperor from 996 until his death in 1002. A member of the Ottonian dynasty, Otto III was the only son of the Emperor Otto II and his wife Theophanu.

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

Henry II, also known as Saint Henry the Exuberant, Obl. S. B., was Holy Roman Emperor from 1014. He died without an heir in 1024, and was the last ruler of the Ottonian line. As Duke of Bavaria, appointed in 995, Henry became King of the Romans following the sudden death of his second cousin, Emperor Otto III in 1002, was made King of Italy in 1004, and crowned emperor by Pope Benedict VIII in 1014.

References

↑ Reuter, Timothy (1992). The New Cambridge Medieval History, Volume III, p. 259. ISBN 978-0-521-36447-8.

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[1] Reuter, Timothy (1992). The New Cambridge Medieval History, Volume III, p. 259. ISBN 978-0-521-36447-8.

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Gregorian calendar	1002 MII
Ab urbe condita	1755
Armenian calendar	451 ԹՎ ՆԾԱ
Assyrian calendar	5752
Balinese saka calendar	923–924
Bengali calendar	409
Berber calendar	1952
English Regnal year	N/A
Buddhist calendar	1546
Burmese calendar	364
Byzantine calendar	6510–6511
Chinese calendar	辛丑年 (Metal Ox) 3698 or 3638 — to — 壬寅年 (Water Tiger) 3699 or 3639
Coptic calendar	718–719
Discordian calendar	2168
Ethiopian calendar	994–995
Hebrew calendar	4762–4763
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1058–1059
- Shaka Samvat	923–924
- Kali Yuga	4102–4103
Holocene calendar	11002
Igbo calendar	2–3
Iranian calendar	380–381
Islamic calendar	392–393
Japanese calendar	Chōhō 4 (長保４年)
Javanese calendar	904–905
Julian calendar	1002 MII
Korean calendar	3335
Minguo calendar	910 before ROC 民前910年
Nanakshahi calendar	−466
Seleucid era	1313/1314 AG
Thai solar calendar	1544–1545
Tibetan calendar	阴金牛年 (female Iron-Ox) 1128 or 747 or −25 — to — 阳水虎年 (male Water-Tiger) 1129 or 748 or −24

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