1038

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Events

• The Western Xia declare their independence from Liao China.

Births

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Deaths

• August 15 — Saint Stephen I, first king of Hungary
• October 29 — Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury
• Alhazen, Persian mathematician
• William VI of Aquitaine

Heads of State

• England — Harold I (reigned from 1037 to 1040)
• France — Henri I (1031 to 1060)
• Byzantine Empire — Michael IV (1034 to 1041)
• Holy See — Benedict IX (1032 to 1044)

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