1016
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| Years: 1013 1014 1015 - 1016 - 1017 1018 1019 | |
| Decades: 980s 990s 1000s - 1010s - 1020s 1030s 1040s | |
| Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century 1016 state leaders | |
Events
- George Tsul, ruler of Khazaria, is captured by a combined Byzantine-Rus' force, which effectively ends Khazaria's existence.
- Norman knights arrive in Sicily.
- Edmund II is king of England after Ethelred's death.
- Canute of Denmark and Edmund II divide England. After Edmund's death, Canute is left as the sole ruler of England.
- End of the reign of Emperor Sanjō. He is succeeded by Emperor Go-Ichijō.
- Battle of Neaje.
- October 18 - Battle of Ashingdon.
- Earthquakes partly destroy the Dome of the Rock.
Births
- Harold Harefoot (d. 1040)
Deaths
- April 23 - Ethelred the Unready, King of England
- November 30 - Edmund II, King of England
- Emperor Sanjō, Japanese emperor



