1037

Years: 1034 1035 1036 - 1037 - 1038 1039 1040

Decades: 1000s 1010s 1020s - 1030s - 1040s 1050s 1060s

Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century 1037 state leaders

Contents

1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Heads of State

Events

• Construction of the church of Saint Sophia Cathedral is started in Kyiv.
• Ferdinand I of Castile and Leon becomes king of Spain.
• Harold I seizes the crown of England from his half-brother Harthacanute.
• George Maniaces begins campaign against the Arabs in Sicily.

Births

• Su Dongpo, Chinese poet (d. 1101)

Deaths

• Avicenna, Persian physician, philosopher, and scientist (b. 980)

Heads of State

• France - Henry I (reigned from 1031 to 1060)
• England - Harthacanute (reigned from 1035 to 1037, and from 1040 to 1042)
• England - Harold I Harefoot (reigned from 1037 to 1040)
• Byzantine Empire - Michael IV (reigned from 1034 to 1041)
• Holy See - Benedict IX (Pope from 1032 to 1044, from 1045 to 1046 and from 1047 to 1048)
• Germany - Conrad II (King of Germany from 1024 to 1039, Holy Roman Emperor from 1027 to 1039)

See also: 1037, 1000s, 1010s, 1020s, 1024, 1027, 1030s, 1031, 1032, 1034