Years: 1005 1006 1007 - 1008 - 1009 1010 1011

Decades: 970s 980s 990s - 1000s - 1010s 1020s 1030s

Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century 1008 state leaders

Events

• Olof, king of Sweden, is baptized.
• Bruno of Querfurt and others try to establish a mission among the Prussians.
• Mohammed II succeeds Hisham II as caliph of Cordoba.
• Oldest known mention of the city of Gundelfingen.

Births

• May 4: Henry I of France
• Emperor Go-Ichijo of Japan
• Sugawara Takasuenomusume, Japanese author

Deaths

• Emperor Kazan of Japan

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