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This page relates to the year 1004 Calendrier Julien.

Events

America

  • Beginning of the exploration of the American coast until in New England by Thorwald and Thorstein, brothers of Leif Eriksson (fine in 1008).
    • Thorwald goes to Vinland, then goes up towards Markland until the course Kjalarnes (course of the Skittle, perhaps the course Porcupine with the Labrador) where it finds death at the time of an attack of the natives.

Asia

  • the Mongolian Khitan beat the Chinese in the Hebei who must pour an annual tribute of 3  000 kg of money and 100  000 rollers of Silk.

Europe

  • Beginning of the reign of Sanche III Garcia the Large one, king of Navarre (fine in 1035).
  • Competition between Pisa and Lucques, which testifies to the emancipation of the cities and the bishops compared to the emperors, who can follow independent policies.
  • the town of Pisa is plundered by Arab pirates.
  • Conquest of the Walk of Lusace by Boleslas I {{er}} of Poland.

Art & culture

  • the Japanese woman Sei Shonagon writes its Notes of the pillow .
  • Gauzlin, abbot of the Saint-Benoit-on-Loire (1004 - 1030) undertakes to raise the turn-porch in front of the church which evokes the celestial Jerusalem, described in the Apocalypse like a square city with twelve doors.

Births in 1004

Death in 1004

  • November 13rd: Abbon de Fleury dies assassinated in Réole.

  • Wituking de Corvey, writer (born in 925), author of LMBO Gestae Saxonicae , historical Latin work who reports the important facts of the dynasty ottonienne.

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