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==== Europe ====
* [[July 6]] &ndash; [[Battle of Ménfő]]: German troops under [[Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor|King Henry III]] ("the Black") defeat the Hungarian army, led by King [[Samuel Aba]], who flees the field but is captured and killed. [[Peter, King of Hungary|Peter Orseolo]] ("the Venetian") becomes (for the second time) king of [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]], and a [[vassal]] of the [[Holy Roman Empire]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Engel |first=Pál |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fBG9BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT47 |title=Realm of St Stephen, The: A History of Medieval Hungary, 895-1526 |date=2001-02-23 |publisher=I.B.Tauris |isbn=978-0-85773-173-9 |language=en}}</ref>
* Summer &ndash; [[Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou|Geoffrey II]] ("the Hammer"), count of [[County of Anjou|Anjou]], captures the city of [[Tours]], and takes control of the county of [[Touraine]].