1014

1014 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	1014; MXIV
Ab urbe condita	1767
Armenian calendar	463; ԹՎ ՆԿԳ
Assyrian calendar	5764
Balinese saka calendar	935–936
Bengali calendar	421
Berber calendar	1964
English Regnal year	N/A
Buddhist calendar	1558
Burmese calendar	376
Byzantine calendar	6522–6523
Chinese calendar	癸丑年 (Water Ox); 3711 or 3504; — to —; 甲寅年 (Wood Tiger); 3712 or 3505
Coptic calendar	730–731
Discordian calendar	2180
Ethiopian calendar	1006–1007
Hebrew calendar	4774–4775
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1070–1071
- Shaka Samvat	935–936
- Kali Yuga	4114–4115
Holocene calendar	11014
Igbo calendar	14–15
Iranian calendar	392–393
Islamic calendar	404–405
Japanese calendar	Chōwa 3; (長和３年)
Javanese calendar	916–917
Julian calendar	1014; MXIV
Korean calendar	3347
Minguo calendar	898 before ROC; 民前898年
Nanakshahi calendar	−454
Seleucid era	1325/1326 AG
Thai solar calendar	1556–1557
Tibetan calendar	阴水牛年; (female Water-Ox); 1140 or 759 or −13; — to —; 阳木虎年; (male Wood-Tiger); 1141 or 760 or −12

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	10th century; 11th century ; 12th century;
Decades:	990s; 1000s; 1010s ; 1020s; 1030s;
Years:	1011; 1012; 1013; 1014 ; 1015; 1016; 1017;

Year 1014 (MXIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar, the 1014th in topic the 1014th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 14th year of the 2nd millennium, the 14th year of the 11th century, and the 5th year of the 1010s decade.

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Summer – Battle of Thessalonica: Emperor Basil II launches a raiding expedition against Bulgaria. From Western Thrace via Serres he reaches the valley of the Strymon River, near Thessaloniki (modern Greece); the local Byzantine governor Theophylact Botaneiates defeats the Bulgarians.
July 29 – Battle of Kleidion: Basil II defeats the Bulgarian forces, between the mountains of Belasitsa and Ograzhden, near the town of Kleidon. By order of Basil, almost 15,000 prisoners are blinded; Tsar Samuel survives the battle, but dies of shock. Basil earns the nickname "Bulgar-Slayer".

February 14 – King Henry II arrives at Rome and is crowned Holy Roman Emperor together with his wife Cunigunde by Pope Benedict VIII in St. Peter's Basilica. Henry establishes the Diocese of Bobbio (Northern Italy) and returns to Germany.

February 3 – King Sweyn Forkbeard dies at Gainsborough after a reign of five weeks. He is succeeded by Harald II who becomes king of Denmark, while Cnut is elected by the Vikings of the Danelaw as king of England.^[1]
March – King Æthelred the Unready sends ambassadors to England, including his own son Edward to negotiate to reclaim of the throne at the invitation of the English nobles.^[2]

Hammad ibn Buluggin adopts Sunni Islam and declares his independence from the Zirid dynasty (modern Algeria). He recognizes the Abbasid Caliphate in Baghdad as being the rightful caliphs and becomes the first ruler of the Hammadid dynasty (until 1028).

Emperor Sanjō of Japan has an eye illness. Influential statesman Fujiwara no Michinaga schemes to place his 6-year-old grandson Prince Atsuhira on the throne rather than the Emperor's son.

The Nicene-Constantinopolitan Symbol of the Faith is used for the first time during the Roman Mass, after Henry II, the newly crowned Holy Roman Emperor, asks the Pope to add it – together with the filioque clause. Prior to this date, the Creed has not been used at all during the liturgy.
Wulfstan, archbishop of York in England, preaches his Latin homily Sermo Lupi ad Anglos ("Wulf's Address to the English"), describing the Danes as "God's judgement on England".^[3]

Needham, Mark (2008). "Æthelred (II The Unready, King of the English 978-1013, 1014-1016)". Archived from the original on November 19, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2008.

Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd / Barrie & Jenkins. pp. 48–49. ISBN 978-0712656160.