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Burgundy's last independent king Rudolph III makes Heinrich of Bavaria his heir. Heinrich makes an alliance with France's Robert II against Baldwin of Flanders.
Muslims settle in northwest India (see 986; 1008).
Java's Mount Merapi erupts, killing the Hindu king Dharmawangs and shattering the Temple of Borbudar, largest in southeast Asia (see 1979).
China's Song dynasty emperor establishes granaries for emergency famine relief in every prefecture.
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In the year 1006
Astronomy
A supernova or "guest star" is reported in China, Japan, Europe, and the Arab lands. It remains visible for several years. Later measurements show that it was perhaps the brightest stellar event in recorded history, about halfway between the full Moon and Venus in brightness. See also 390 Astronomy; 1054 Astronomy.
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This article is about the year 1006. For the number (and other uses), see 1006 (number).
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 10th century – 11th century – 12th century |
| Decades: | 970s 980s 990s – 1000s – 1010s 1020s 1030s |
| Years: | 1003 1004 1005 – 1006 – 1007 1008 1009 |
| 1006 by topic | |
| Lists of leaders | |
| State leaders | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 1006 MVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1759 |
| Armenian calendar | 455 ԹՎ ՆԾԵ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5756 |
| Bahá'í calendar | -838–-837 |
| Bengali calendar | 413 |
| Berber calendar | 1956 |
| English Regnal year | N/A |
| Buddhist calendar | 1550 |
| Burmese calendar | 368 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6514–6515 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙巳年十一月廿九日 (3642/3702-11-29) — to —
丙午年十二月初九日(3643/3703-12-9) |
| Coptic calendar | 722–723 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 998–999 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4766–4767 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1062–1063 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 928–929 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4107–4108 |
| Holocene calendar | 11006 |
| Iranian calendar | 384–385 |
| Islamic calendar | 396–397 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Julian calendar | 1006 MVI |
| Korean calendar | 3339 |
| Minguo calendar | 906 before ROC 民前906年 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1549 |
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Year 1006 (MVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Oceania
- A major eruption of Mount Merapi volcano covers all of central Java with volcanic ash, caused devastation throughout central Java, and destroyed a Hindu kingdom on the island of Java.[1]
Europe
Asia
- Granaries for famine relief are set up across China.
- The Prince travels from Persia to the Island of Time to reclame his fate
By topic
Religion
- Aelfheah (St. Alphege) goes to Pope John XVIII at Rome for his pallium and becomes Archbishop of Canterbury.
Astronomy
- 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
- Constantine X, emperor of Byzantium (d. 1067)
Deaths
References
- ^ "A history of Merapi". http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/current_volcs/merapi/. Retrieved 2007-02-20.
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