1010
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| Years: 1007 1008 1009 - 1010 - 1011 1012 1013 |
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| Decades: 980s 990s 1000s - 1010s - 1020s 1030s 1040s |
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| Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century |
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| 1010 by topic | |
| Lists of leaders | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 1010 MX |
| Ab urbe condita | 1763 |
| Armenian calendar | 459 ԹՎ ՆԾԹ |
| Chinese calendar | 3706 – 3707 己酉 – 庚戌 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1002 – 1003 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4770 – 4771 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1065 – 1066 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 932 – 933 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4111 – 4112 |
| Iranian calendar | 388 – 389 |
| Islamic calendar | 400 – 401 |
Events
- The Ly Dynasty in Vietnam is established (or 1009).
- Viking explorer Thorfinn Karlsefni attempts to found a settlement in North America (approximate date).
- Persian poet Ferdowsi finishes writing The Shahnameh (Book of Kings).
- Umayyad caliph of Cordoba Hisham II is restored, succeeding Suleiman II.
- Eilmer of Malmesbury attempts flight in a glider of his own construction.
- City of Yaroslavl said to have been founded.
Births
- May 30 - Emperor Renzong of China (d. 1063)
- Otto of Savoy (d. 1060)
- Michael IV, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1041)
Deaths
- Aimoin, French monk and chronicler