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political events

The Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich II dies at his castle of Grona near Göttingen July 13 at age 51 after a 10-year reign (preceded by 12 years as German king). He is buried in the cathedral at Bamberg and succeeded as king of the Germans and Roman emperor by his son, 34, who will reign until 1039 as Conrad II, founding the Franconian (or Salic) dynasty that will rule until 1125.

Poland's Boleslav I strengthens his independence from imperial control by having himself crowned by the archbishop of Gniezno December 25 in a papally-sanctioned coronation ceremony.

Norway's Olaf II Haraldsson and his ecclesiastical adviser introduce a religious code at Moster: it constitutes the country's first national code of laws.

religion

Pope Benedict VIII dies at Rome in April or May and is succeeded by his greedy layman brother, who will reign until 1032 as John XIX as the Tusculani family retains control of the papal throne.

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Construction

The castle of Fougéres in northern Brittany, France, is built of red masonry. See also 1008 Construction; 1050 Construction.

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This article is about the year. For the number, see 1024 (number).

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	10th century – 11th century – 12th century
Decades:	990s  1000s  1010s  – 1020s –  1030s  1040s  1050s
Years:	1021 1022 1023 – 1024 – 1025 1026 1027

1024 by topic

Lists of leaders

State leaders

Birth and death categories

Births – Deaths

Establishments and disestablishments categories

Establishments – Disestablishments v • d • e

1024 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1024 MXXIV
Ab urbe condita	1777
Armenian calendar	473 ԹՎ ՆՀԳ
Bahá'í calendar	-820 – -819
Berber calendar	1974
Buddhist calendar	1568
Burmese calendar	386
Byzantine calendar	6532 – 6533
Chinese calendar	癸亥年十一月十七日 (3660/3720-11-17) — to — 甲子年十一月廿八日 (3661/3721-11-28)
Coptic calendar	740 – 741
Ethiopian calendar	1016 – 1017
Hebrew calendar	4784 – 4785
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1079 – 1080
- Shaka Samvat	946 – 947
- Kali Yuga	4125 – 4126
Holocene calendar	11024
Iranian calendar	402 – 403
Islamic calendar	414 – 415
Japanese calendar
Korean calendar	3357
Thai solar calendar	1567
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Contents 1 Events 1.1 Europe 1.2 Asia 2 Births 3 Deaths

Events

Europe

• The Salian Dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire is founded by Conrad II.
• April 19—Pope John XIX succeeds Pope Benedict VIII (his brother) as the 144th pope.

Asia

• The world's first paper-printed money, which later greatly benefits the economy of the Song Dynasty, originates in the Sichuan province of China.
• Emperor Mahmud of Ghazni sacks the Hindu religious center of Somnath, slaughtering over 50,000 people and carrying off vast amounts of treasure.

Births

• King Magnus I of Norway (d. 1047)

Deaths

• April 9—Pope Benedict VIII
• July 13 – Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 972)

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