1003

1003 (MIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1003rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 3rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 3rd year of the 11th century, and the 4th year of the 1000s decade. As of the start of 1003, the Gregorian calendar was 6 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Bolesław I ('the Brave') at Gniezno

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	10th century – 11th century – 12th century
Decades:	970s  980s  990s  – 1000s –  1010s  1020s  1030s
Years:	1000 1001 1002 – 1003 – 1004 1005 1006

1003 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1003 MIII
Ab urbe condita	1756
Armenian calendar	452 ԹՎ ՆԾԲ
Assyrian calendar	5753
Balinese saka calendar	924–925
Bengali calendar	410
Berber calendar	1953
English Regnal year	N/A
Buddhist calendar	1547
Burmese calendar	365
Byzantine calendar	6511–6512
Chinese calendar	壬寅年 (Water Tiger) 3699 or 3639     — to — 癸卯年 (Water Rabbit) 3700 or 3640
Coptic calendar	719–720
Discordian calendar	2169
Ethiopian calendar	995–996
Hebrew calendar	4763–4764
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1059–1060
- Shaka Samvat	924–925
- Kali Yuga	4103–4104
Holocene calendar	11003
Igbo calendar	3–4
Iranian calendar	381–382
Islamic calendar	393–394
Japanese calendar	Chōhō 5 (長保５年)
Javanese calendar	905–906
Julian calendar	1003 MIII
Korean calendar	3336
Minguo calendar	909 before ROC 民前909年
Nanakshahi calendar	−465
Seleucid era	1314/1315 AG
Thai solar calendar	1545–1546
Tibetan calendar	阳水虎年 (male Water-Tiger) 1129 or 748 or −24     — to — 阴水兔年 (female Water-Rabbit) 1130 or 749 or −23

Events

• Sweyn I of Denmark begins his first invasion of England.
• Humbert I becomes the first count of Savoy.
• King Robert II of France invades Burgundy, but fails.
• Pope John XVII succeeds Pope Silvester II.
• Pope John XVIII succeeds Pope John XVII.
• Boleslaus I of Poland becomes duke of Bohemia and Moravia.
• Battle of Albesa: Muslim forces of the Caliphate of Cordoba defeat the northern Christian armies of León, Pamplona and Castile.^[1]

Births

• c.December 25 – Edward the Confessor, King of England and founder of Westminster Abbey in London (died 1066)
• date unknown
  • Prince Louis of France, French royal (died 1028)

References

1. Boissonade, B. (1934). "Les premières croisades françaises en Espagne. Normands, Gascons, Aquitains et Bourguignons (1018-1032)". Bulletin Hispanique. 36 (1): 5–28. doi:10.3406/hispa.1934.2607.