1037

Events 

 By place 

 Europe 
 Construction of the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev is ended.
 Ferdinand I becomes the king of Castile and Leon.
 Harold I takes control of the crown of England from his half-brother Harthacanute.
 George Maniaces begins a war against the Arabs in Sicily.

 Asia 
 The Song Dynasty Chinese rime dictionary of the Jiyun is published.
 Seljuq dynasty starts.

 Births 
 Su Dongpo, Chinese poet (d. 1101)

 Deaths 
 March 16 – Robert I, Archbishop of Rouen
 September 4 – King Bermudo III of León (b. 1010)
 Avicenna, Persian physician, philosopher, and scientist (b. 980)
 Duke Boleslaus III of Bohemia

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