1006

1006 (MVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1006th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 6th year of the 2nd millennium, the 6th year of the 11th century, and the 7th year of the 1000s decade. As of the start of 1006, the Gregorian calendar was 6 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	10th century – 11th century – 12th century
Decades:	970s  980s  990s  – 1000s –  1010s  1020s  1030s
Years:	1003 1004 1005 – 1006 – 1007 1008 1009

SN 1006 supernova remnant (2008)

Oceania

• A major eruption of Mount Merapi volcano covers all of central Java with volcanic ash. This caused devastation throughout central Java, and destroyed a Hindu kingdom on the island of Java.

Europe

• Holmgang (dueling) is declared illegal in Iceland.

Asia

• Granaries for famine relief are set up across China.

Religion

• Aelfheah (St. Alphege) goes to Pope John XVIII at Rome for his pallium and becomes Archbishop of Canterbury.

Astronomy

• May 1 – The brightest supernova ever recorded, SN 1006, occurs in the constellation of Lupus. It is observed and described in China, Japan, the Middle East, Europe, and elsewhere.

Births

• Constantine X, emperor of Byzantium (d. 1067)

Deaths

• Gisela of Burgundy