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Year of the Wood Dog甲戌( at the beginning of the year Water Faucet癸酉)

Syria: 1345/46 ( year October )

Events

Politics and World Affairs

• Michael the Paphlagonians, chamberlain of the Byzantine Empress Zoe leaves - probably with their support - April 11, Emperor Romanos III. murder, then marries his widow and can be crowned as Michael IV to the Byzantine emperor. The brother of the new emperor, the Palasteunuch John Orphanotrophos, gains great power and influence under the new rule.
• Franche-Comté is part of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation.
• The present city of Amberg is mentioned as Ammenberg villa in a document of King Conrad II for the first time.
• An army under Ismail ibn Abbad of Seville is defeated by forces of León. Gonçalo Trastemires conquered the castle in Montemor.
• Aetigkofen, Glattbrugg and Hessigkofen are first mentioned.

Religion

• In Worms is started with the construction of the first documented synagogue in Germany.

Born

• September 03: Go- Sanjō, 71st emperor of Japan († 1073 )

• Khon Könchog Gyalpo, the founder of the Sakya tradition of Tibetan Buddhism

Died

• 000Januar: Matilda of Franks, Queen of France

• JULY 25: Constance of Provence, Queen of France (* 986 )

• 09 November: Oldrich, Duke of Bohemia
• NOVEMBER 19: Dietrich I, Margrave of Lausitz (c. 990 )
• November 25: Malcolm II, King of Scotland from 1005 to 1034, King of Strathclyde 990-995 (c. 954)

• Ademar of Chabannes, French monk and chronicler, composer and counterfeiters
• Wilhelm Raimund, Count of Carcassonne