Jan 3 Fujiwara Michinaga, Japanese regent (wrote world's oldest autographic diary), dies (b. 966) May 5 Alfonso V, King of Leon/Galicia (999-1028), dies in battle Nov 15 Constantine VIII Byzantine Emperor (b. 960) 1027 Famous Deaths by Year 1030 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Drug Overdose Gunshot Wound Murder Plane Crash Suicide