1006

Events 
 By place 
 Oceania 
 A major eruption of Mount Merapi volcano covers all of central Java with volcanic ash. This caused devastation throughout central Java, and destroyed a Hindu kingdom on the island of Java.

 Europe 
 Holmgang (dueling) is declared illegal in Iceland.

 Asia 
 Granaries for famine relief are set up across China.

 By topic 
 Religion 
 Aelfheah (St. Alphege) goes to Pope John XVIII at Rome for his pallium and becomes Archbishop of Canterbury.

 Astronomy 
 May 1 – The brightest supernova ever recorded, SN 1006, occurs in the constellation of Lupus. It is observed and described in China, Japan, the Middle East, Europe, and elsewhere.

 Births 
 Constantine X, emperor of Byzantium (d. 1067)

 Deaths 
 Gisela of Burgundy

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