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Events 
 Sweyn I of Denmark begins his first invasion of England.
 Humbert I becomes the first count of Savoy.
 King Robert II of France invades Burgundy, but fails.
 Pope John XVII succeeds Pope Silvester II.
 Pope John XVIII succeeds Pope John XVII.
 Boleslaus I of Poland becomes duke of Bohemia and Moravia.
 Battle of Albesa: Muslim forces of the Caliphate of Cordoba defeat the northern Christian armies of León, Pamplona and Castile.
 Births 
 c.December 25 – Edward the Confessor, King of England and founder of Westminster Abbey in London (died 1066)
 date unknown
 Prince Louis of France, French royal (died 1028)

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