1033 ( MXXXIII ) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar , the 1033rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 33rd year of the 2nd millennium , the 33rd year of the 11th century , and the 4th year of the 1030s decade. As of the start of 1033, the Gregorian calendar was 6 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events [ change | change source ]

By place [ change | change source ]

Europe [ change | change source ]

• February 2 – Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor , becomes King of Burgundy .
• Panic spreads throughout Europe that the end of the universe may be near, on the supposed 1,000th anniversary of the crucifixion of Christ , due to some unusually harsh spring weather. The Book of Revelation predicts the end of the earth after a 1000 year period. ^[1]

Births [ change | change source ]

• Saint Anselm of Canterbury , Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1109 )
• Cheng Yi , Song Dynasty China Neo-Confucian philosopher (d. 1107 )
• King Donald III of Scotland , Scottish royal, brother of King Malcolm III of Scotland (d. 1097 )
• probable
  • Robert I, Count of Flanders , nobleman (d. 1106 )

Deaths [ change | change source ]

• Ibno Al-Thahabi , Spanish Moorish encyclopedist
• Queen Cunigunde of Luxemburg

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