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What Happened in 1003

Major Events

  • Mar 27 Peace deal signed between Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor and the pagan Wends (Slavs)

Who Died in 1003

  • May 12 Pope Sylvester II [Gerbert van Aurillac], French scholar and clergyman, 1st French Pope (999-1003), dies at about 57 [exact birthdate unknown]
  • Nov 13 Gunhilde, daughter of Danish king Harald Bluetooth, killed in the St Brice's Day massacre of Danes in England, prompting her brother Sweyn Forkbeard to swear revenge [1]