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| Years: 1017 1018 1019 - 1020 - 1021 1022 1023 | |
| Decades: 990s 1000s 1010s - 1020s - 1030s 1040s 1050s | |
| Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century 1020 state leaders | |
Contents |
Events
- Hospice built in Jerusalem by Knights Hospitaller
- City of Saint-Germain-en-Laye founded
- Third Italian campaign of Henry II of Germany
- Canute the Great codifies the laws of England
Births
- Harold II of England (approximate)
- Empress Agnes of Poitou, regent of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1077)
Deaths
- June 12 - Lyfing, Archbishop of Canterbury
- Ferdowsi Tousi, Persian epic poet (b. 935)
Heads of State
- England - Canute I (1016 to 1035)
- Byzantine Empire - Basil II (976 to 1025)
- Germany - Henry II (1002 to 1024)
- France - Robert II the Pious (996 to 1031)
- Holy See - Benedict VIII (1012 to 1024)
