1014 in der Geschichte

Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry of Bavaria, King of Germany and of Italy, as Holy Roman Emperor.

Pope Benedict VIII · Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor · Monarchy · Holy Roman Emperor

Battle of Clontarf: High King of Ireland Brian Boru defeats Viking invaders, but is killed in battle.

Battle of Clontarf · Brian Boru · Viking

Byzantine-Bulgarian wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat on the Bulgarian army, and his subsequent treatment of 15,000 prisoners reportedly causes Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria to die of a heart attack less than three months later, on October 6.

Byzantine-Bulgarian wars · Battle of Kleidion · List of Byzantine emperors · Basil II · Bulgaria

Anawrahta, king of Burma and founder of the Pagan Empire (d. 1077)

Anawrahta · Pagan Empire

Sweyn Forkbeard, king of Denmark, England, and parts of Norway (b. 960)

Sweyn Forkbeard

Yang Yanzhao, Chinese general

Yang Yanzhao

Brian Boru, Irish king (b. 941)

Brian Boru

Bagrat III, 1st King of Georgia (b. 960)

Bagrat III of Georgia

Æthelstan Ætheling, eldest son of Æthelred the Unready

Æthelstan Ætheling · Æthelred the Unready

Samuel of Bulgaria, Tsar of the First Bulgarian Empire (b. 958)

Samuel of Bulgaria · Tsar · First Bulgarian Empire

Swanehilde von Sachsen, Markgräfin von Meißen

Swanehilde of Saxony · Margravate of Meissen