- Feb 20 Yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler of Kiev, dies
- Apr 19 Pope Leo IX [Bruno, Graf von Egisheim und Dagsburg], Catholic Church's 151st pope (1049-54), dies at 51
- Jul 19 Bernold[us] Benno/Bernulphus, bishop of Utrecht (1027-54)/saint, dies
- Sep 24 Hermann of Reichenau [Hermannus Contractus], German Benedictine monk and scholar, dies at 41
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