1020

This page relates to the year 1020 Calendrier Julien.

Events

The Middle East & Arab world

  • the Caliph fatimide Al-Hakim makes burn a third of the agglomeration of the Cairo.

Europe

  • Construction of the castle of Habichtsburg (the Sparrowhawk) in Swiss (Argovie) by the count of Klettgau Radbot (death in 1045) at the origin of the house of Habsbourg.
  • Knut Ier Large the of Denmark founds the town of Lund, according to the tradition.

Births in 1020

Death in 1020

  • Bouchard Bearded the, founder of the house of the Montmorency.

  • Aelfric, English writer of Latin expression (born in 955). It translates the Genèse into old English and writes sermons and lives of saints.
  • Firdawsi (Firdûsî), Persan Poet (date approached, ° towards 940 beside Keep silent in Iran).

Map-bms: 1020

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