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Events

By place

Americas

 Greenland is discovered by Erik the Red (the first known European contact with North America).

Europe

 July 13 – The Kalbids troops of the emir of Sicily defeat the imperial German army of Otto II near Crotone.

Asia

 Yelu Longxu becomes the sixth emperor of the Liao Dynasty.
 'Adud al-Dawla, a Buyid ruler, start what was soon to become the most important hospital of Baghdad.

By topic

Religion

 Adalbert of Prague becomes bishop of Prague.

Births

 Emma of Normandy
 Atisha, Bengali Buddhist saint

Deaths

 Emperor Jingzong of Liao Dynasty
 July 13 – Pandulf II of Salerno and Landulf IV of Benevento, at the Battle of Stilo near Crotone

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