What is 1000?
{{about|the year 1000|the number|1000 (number)}} {{Year nav|1000}} {{Year in various calendars|1000}} {{Year article header|1000}} In the proleptic Gregorian calendar, it was an exceptional common year starting on Wednesday, and was just like the century common year 1800. It is one of the only seven years to use just one Roman numeral. The seven are [[1|1 AD]] (I), [[5|5 AD]] (V), [[10|10 AD]] (X), [[50|50 AD]] (L), [[100|100 AD]] (C), [[500|500 AD]] (D), and '''1000 AD''' (M). == Events == * [[Leif Erikson|Leif Ericson]] becomes the first European to visit [[Americas|America]] * [[Gunpowder]] is invented in [[China]]. * [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]], is started. == Births == * [[July 5]] &ndash; [[Robert I, Duke of Normandy]], French nobleman; father to [[William the Conqueror]] (died [[1035]]) * King [[Stephen I of Hungary]], Hungarian royal (died [[1038]]) * [[Pope Clement II]] (died [[1045]]) * [[Pope Damasus II]] (died [[1047]]) * [[Pope Sylvester IX]] (died [[1049]]) * [[Saint Herfast]], French bishop; first [[Lord Chancellor|Lord Chancellor of England]] (died [[1085]]) [[Category:1000| ]]