1006
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Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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Centuries: | 10th century – 11th century – 12th century |
Decades: | 970s 980s 990s – 1000s – 1010s 1020s 1030s |
Years: | 1003 1004 1005 – 1006 – 1007 1008 1009 |
Year 1006 (MVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events[change | change source]
By place[change | change source]
Oceania[change | change source]
- A major eruption of Mount Merapi volcano covers all of central Java with volcanic ash. This caused devastation throughout central Java, and destroyed a Hindu kingdom on the island of Java.[1]
Europe[change | change source]
Asia[change | change source]
- Granaries for famine relief are set up across China.
By topic[change | change source]
Religion[change | change source]
- Aelfheah (St. Alphege) goes to Pope John XVIII at Rome for his pallium and becomes Archbishop of Canterbury.
Astronomy[change | change source]
- May 1 – The brightest supernova ever recorded, SN 1006, occurs in the constellation of Lupus. It is observed and described in China, Japan, the Middle East, Europe, and elsewhere.
Births[change | change source]
- Constantine X, emperor of Byzantium (d. 1067)
Deaths[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "A history of Merapi". Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. Retrieved January 27, 2013.