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== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Europe ====
* [[January 30]] &ndash; The [[Peace of Bautzen]]: Emperor [[Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry II]] signs a peace treaty with [[Bolesław I the Brave]], Duke of [[Greater Poland|Poland]], ending the [[German–Polish War (1002–1018)|German–Polish War]]. Poland keeps [[Lusatia]] – the [[Holy Roman Empire]] keeps [[Duchy of Bohemia|Bohemia]]. With this peace agreement, Bolesław redirects his forces on an offensive against the [[Kievan Rus']].
* [[July 22]]&ndash;[[July 23|23]] &ndash; [[Battle of the River Bug]]: Polish forces under Bolesław I defeat [[Yaroslav the Wise]] near the [[Bug River|River Bug]]. Yaroslav retreats to [[Veliky Novgorod|Novgorod]], abandoning [[Kiev]]<!--See WP:KIEV-->.
* [[July 29]] &ndash; [[Battle of Vlaardingen]]: Henry II sends an army towards [[Holland]] to subdue the rebellious Count [[Dirk III, Count of Holland|Dirk III]]. The Imperial forces are defeated near [[Vlaardingen]].
* [[August]] &ndash; [[Ivats]], Bulgarian [[Nobility|nobleman]] and rebel leader, is blinded and captured by ''strategos'' [[Eustathios Daphnomeles]], confirming [[Bulgaria]]'s position as part of the [[Byzantine Empire]].
* [[August 14]] &ndash; Bolesław I accepts the surrender of Kiev by the [[Pechenegs]]. He reinstates [[Sviatopolk I of Kiev|Sviatopolk I]] as Grand Prince of Kiev.
* [[Battle of Cannae (1018)|Battle of Cannae]]: The [[Lombards|Lombard]] adventurer [[Melus of Bari]] and his [[Normans|Norman]] mercenaries are decisively defeated by the Byzantine army, led by the Catepan [[Basil Boioannes]].<ref>{{cite book|editor-last=Kleinhenz|editor-first=Christopher|title=Medieval Italy: an encyclopedia|year=2010|publisher=Routledge|volume=1|isbn=978-0415939294|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1piMMqjAf1MC}}</ref>
* [[October 1]] &ndash; [[Battle of Carham]]: King [[Malcolm II of Scotland]] and [[Owain Foel]] ("the Bald") of Strathclyde are victorious over either [[Uhtred the Bold]] or [[Eadwulf Cudel]], rulers of [[Bamburgh]]. The battle confirms Scottish dominance over [[Lothian]].
* [[Cnut]] ("the Great"), King of England, travels to [[Denmark]] to succeed his brother [[Harald II of Denmark|Harald II]] on the Danish [[throne]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|url=https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will|url-access=registration|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|location=London|year=2005|isbn=978-0304357307}}</ref>

==== Asia ====
* [[January 22]] &ndash; [[Emperor Go-Ichijō]] of Japan celebrates his coming-of-age ceremony; he is aged 9 at this time.
* [[November 26]] &ndash; 19-year-old [[Fujiwara no Ishi]] marries her nephew Go-Ichijō, becoming Empress of Japan (''Chugu''), the third in succession of the daughters of influential court official [[Fujiwara no Michinaga]] to become Empress. Michinaga, who sent her to court in March, holds a banquet in celebration.
* December &ndash; [[Third conflict in the Goryeo-Khitan War|Goryeo–Khitan War]]: Khitan forces of the [[Liao dynasty]] invade [[Goryeo]] ([[North Korea]]). Goryeo forces led by General [[Kang Kam-ch'an]] annihilates the Khitan army at [[Kusong]].

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[Buckfast Abbey]] (located near [[Buckfastleigh]]) is founded as a [[Order of Saint Benedict|Benedictine]] monastery in [[Kingdom of England|England]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Emery|first=Anthony|year=2006|title=Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales, 1300–1500. Volume '''3''', Southern England|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-58132-5}}</ref></onlyinclude>