History
1012
General
Population: 260 Million*
- Religion: Death of Pope Sergius IV – Pope Benedict VIII
The "Decretum" written by Bishop Buchard of Worms
- Deaths: Pope Sergius IV
Africa
- Egypt: Hakim Mosque in Cairo
Europe
- German States: First persecution of heretics in Germany
Heinrich Cathedral in Bamberg
Famine
- England: Danes sack Canterbury
Ethelred pays additional 48,000 pounds to the Danes for peace
Famine