Year 1019 ( MXIX) was a

common year starting on Thursday A common year starting on Thursday is any non-leap year (i.e. a year with 365 days) that begins on Thursday, 1 January, and ends on Thursday, 31 December. Its dominical letter hence is D. The most recent year of such kind was 2015 and the next one ...

(link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Europe

Sviatopolk I Sviatopolk I Vladimirovich (''Sviatopolk the Accursed'', the ''Accursed Prince''; orv, Свѧтоплъкъ, translit=Svętoplŭkŭ; russian: Святополк Окаянный; uk, Святополк Окаянний; c. 980 – 1019) was the ...

dies, and is succeeded by his brother Yaroslav I (the Wise). He becomes the Grand Prince of

Kiev Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...

with the support of the Novgorodians and the help of Varangian ( Viking) mercenaries. Yaroslav consolidates the Kievan state, through both cultural and administrative improvements, and military campaigns.

Africa

* The Azdâji conquest puts an end to the Kingdom of Nekor, in Morocco.

Asia

* March 10 –

Battle of Gwiju The Battle of Gwiju, which occurred in 1019, was the major battle during the Third Goryeo-Khitan War, Third Goryeo–Khitan War (1018-1019), fought between the Khitan people, Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China and the Goryeo, Goryeo dynasty of ...

: Korean forces, led by General Kang Kam-ch'an, gain a decisive victory over the Khitan Liao Dynasty at modern-day

Kusong Kusŏng () is a city in central North Pyongan province, North Korea. It borders Taegwan to the north, Taechon to the east, Kwaksan and Chongju to the south, and Chonma to the west. The highest point is Chongryongsan (청룡산, 920 m). The ye ...

, ending the Third Goryeo-Khitan War. * Toi invasion: Jurchen pirates, from the Khitan Liao Dynasty in modern-day Manchuria, sail with about 50 ships to invade

Kyūshū is the third-largest island of Japan's five main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands ( i.e. excluding Okinawa). In the past, it has been known as , and . The historical regional name referred to Kyushu and its surround ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. They assault the islands Tsushima and Iki. In April the pirates raid

Matsuura Matsuura (written: 松浦) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Akiko Matsuura, Japanese drummer *Atsushi Matsuura (footballer born 1982), former Japanese football player *Atsushi Matsuura (footballer born 1981), forme ...

but are defeated by the Japanese army. * Japanese statesman and regent Fujiwara no Michinaga retires from public life, installing his son Yorimichi as regent. Michinaga, however, continues to direct affairs of state from his retirement, and remains the de facto ruler of Japan, until his death in

1028 Year 1028 ( MXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * November 11 – Emperor Constantine VIII dies at Constantinople after a 3-yea ...

Births

* November 17 – Sima Guang, Chinese politician and writer (d.

1086 Year 1086 ( MLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * October 23 – Battle of Sagrajas: Spanish forces under King Alfonso VI (the Brave) ...

) * December 29 – Munjong, ruler of Goryeo ( Korea) (d.

1083 Year 1083 ( MLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * January 6 – A Castilian army, under Count Gonzalo Salvadórez and his son-in-law R ...

) * Abe no Sadato, Japanese nobleman and samurai (d.

1062 Year 1062 ( MLXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Spring – Coup of Kaiserswerth: The 11-year-old King Henry IV is abducted, as a r ...

) * Dominic de la Calzada, Spanish priest and saint (d.

1109 Year 1109 ( MCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Levant * July 12 – Siege of Tripoli: After a 7-year siege (supported by the Genoese fleet), Tr ...

) * Gundekar II (or Gunzo), bishop of Eichstätt (d.

1075 Year 1075 ( MLXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Africa * The Kingdom of Mapungubwe is established, in modern-day South Africa. Byzantine Empire ...

) *

Mauger Mauger may refer to: *Mauger (French name), a Norman surname * Mauger (Jamaican Patois term), a term used in rural Jamaica for a thin woman People with the given name * Mauger of Hauteville (died 1050s), son of Tancred of Hauteville *Mauger (Archb ...

(or Malger), archbishop of

Rouen Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine in northern France. It is the prefecture of the Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one of ...

(d.

1055 1055 ( MLV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * January 11 – Emperor Constantine IX (Monomachos) dies after a 12½-year reign at Constantinople. He is succeeded by Theod ...

) *

Śrīpati Śrīpati (1019–1066) was an Indian astronomer,astrologer and mathematician, the author of '' Dhikotidakarana'' (written in 1039), a work of twenty verses on solar and lunar eclipses; '' Dhruvamanasa'' (written in 1056), a work of 105 verses ...

, Indian astronomer and mathematician (d.

1066 1066 (Roman numerals, MLXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. Events Worldwide * March 20 – Halley's Comet reaches perihelion. Its appearance is subsequently recorded in the Bayeux Tapestry. Asia * ''un ...

) * Sweyn II (Estridsson), king of Denmark (approximate date) * Wang Gui, Chinese official and

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(d.

1085 Year 1085 ( MLXXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * May 25 – King Alfonso VI (the Brave) recaptures Toledo from the Moors, and occu ...

) * Wen Tong, Chinese

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

and calligrapher (d.

1079 Year 1079 ( MLXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * April 11 – Stanislaus of Szczepanów, bishop of Kraków, is executed on orders by ...

) * Yūsuf Balasaguni, Karakhanid statesman (d. 1085) *

Zeng Gong Zeng (, ) is a Chinese family name. In Cantonese, it is Tsang; In Wade-Giles, such as those in Taiwan, Tseng or Tzeng; in Malaysia and Singapore, Chen or Cheng; in the Philippines, Chan; in Indonesia, Tjan; in Vietnam, Tăng. The surname Zeng is ...

, Chinese scholar and historian (d. 1083)

Deaths

June 28 Events Pre-1600 * 1098 – Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul at the battle of Antioch. * 1360 – Muhammed VI becomes the tenth Nasrid king of Granada after killing his brother-in-law Ismail II. * 1461 – ...

–

Heimerad Heimerad (also known as ''Heimrad'', ''Haimrad'' or ''Heimo'') (c. 970 in Meßkirch near the Bodensee in Baden – 28 June 1019 on the Hasunger Berg (now Burghasungen) near Kassel) was a German priest and travelling preacher, popularly revered as a ...

(or Heimo), German priest and saint * October 6 – Frederick of Luxembourg, count of Moselgau (b.

965 Year 965 ( CMLXV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Arab–Byzantine War: Emperor Nikephoros II conquers the fortress cities of Tar ...

) * Aldhun (or Ealdhun), bishop of

Lindisfarne Lindisfarne, also called Holy Island, is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England, which constitutes the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland. Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important ...

(or

1018 Year 1018 (Roman numerals, MXVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * January 30 – The Peace of Bautzen: Emperor Henry II, Holy Roman Emp ...

) * Sergius II (the Studite), patriarch of Constantinople *

, Grand Prince of

(b.

980 Year 980 ( CMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Peace is concluded between Emperor Otto II (the Red) and King Lothair III (or Lothair IV) a ...

)

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