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==== Europe ====
* Spring &ndash; King [[Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry II]] crosses with an expeditionary force through the [[Brenner Pass]] to [[Trento]]. After initial military successes against [[Arduin of Ivrea]], he receives the homage of the Italian [[clergy]] and [[Lombardy|Lombard]] noble families.
* [[May 14]] &ndash; Henry II is crowned [[King of Italy]] by Archbishop [[Arnulf II (archbishop of Milan)|Arnulf II]] in [[Pavia]]. A quarrel ensues between the German troops and the Pavese citizens. Henry orders a massacre of the population in response, destroying the city.
* Fall &ndash; [[Republic of Venice|Venetian]]-[[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] forces defeat the [[Saracens]] at [[Bari]]. The citadel is on the brink of capitulation after a 3 day siege. [[Giovanni Orseolo|Giovanni]], a son of Doge [[Pietro Orseolo II]], is married to the Byzantine princess [[Maria Argyropoulina|Maria Argyra]].<ref>Norwich, John Julius (1991). ''Byzantium: The Apogee'', pp. 259–260. {{ISBN|0-394-53779-3}}.</ref>
* [[German–Polish War (1002–18)|German–Polish War]]: Duke [[Bolesław I the Brave|Bolesław I]] of [[Greater Poland|Poland]] loses [[Duchy of Bohemia|Bohemia]]. With German support, [[Jaromír, Duke of Bohemia|Jaromír]] occupies [[Prague]] and proclaims himself the new duke. At [[Merseburg]], he promises to hold Bohemia as a [[vassal]] of Henry II.
* [[Moors|Moorish]] forces under vizier [[Abd al-Malik al-Muzaffar]] sack the [[Catalonia|Catalan]] city of [[Manresa]] (modern [[Spain]]).<ref>{{cite journal|last=Boissonade|first=B.|title=Les premières croisades françaises en Espagne. Normands, Gascons, Aquitains et Bourguignons (1018-1032)|journal=Bulletin Hispanique|date=1934 |volume=36|issue=1|pages=5–28|url=http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/hispa_0007-4640_1934_num_36_1_2607|doi=10.3406/hispa.1934.2607}}</ref>
* Saracen [[piracy|pirate]]s under the [[Balearic Islands|Balearic]] emir [[Pisa#11th century|Mugahid]] sack [[Pisa]], destroying nearly one-quarter of the city.
* [[Sancho III of Pamplona|Sancho III]] becomes king of [[Kingdom of Navarre|Pamplona]], [[Kingdom of Aragon|Aragon]] and [[Kingdom of Castille|Castille]] (until [[1035]]).