What happened in 1020?
16 recorded events in 1020, including 6 in people, 5 in architecture & engineering and 3 in religion & belief systems. A further 2 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 1
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Battle of the Ramganga
1020 battle
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People 6
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Leif Erikson died
Norse explorer (c. 970 – c. 1020)
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Thorfinn Karlsefni died
Icelandic explorer
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Sijzi died
Persian astronomer and mathematician (c.945-c.1020)
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Su Song born
Born in Quanzhou. Chinese polymath and statesman (1020–1101).
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Zhang Zai born
Born in Kaifeng. Chinese philosopher, essayist, politician, writer, and cosmologist (1020-1077).
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Leif Erikson died
Died in Brattahlíð. Norse explorer (c. 970 – c. 1020).
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Religion & Belief Systems 3
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Wawel Cathedral
Cathedral in Kraków, Poland
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Bury St Edmunds Abbey
Partly ruined abbey in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK
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Abbaye Saint-Nicolas, Angers
Abbey located in Maine-et-Loire, in France
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Architecture & Engineering 5
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Loarre Castle
Romanesque castle in Spain
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Santa Sofia, Venice
Church building in Venice, Italy
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Belashtitsa Monastery
Monastery in Bulgaria
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Göss Abbey
Abbey
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Corhampton Church
Grade I listed church in Corhampton, Hampshire, England, UK
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Empires & Countries 1
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First Kingdom of Kakheti founded
First Kingdom of Kakheti was founded, with its capital at Telavi.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 2 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1020 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1020.
11th century 1
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Gregory VII born
Born in Sovana. Pope of the Catholic Church from 1073 to 1085.
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1020s 1
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Kingdom of Hereti dissolved
Kingdom of Hereti ceased to exist, having been centered at Shaki.
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