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Æthelred the Unready
Event 1002English king Æthelred II orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St. Brice's Day massacre.
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Augustine of Hippo
Born 354Augustine of Hippo, Roman bishop and theologian (died 430)
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Event 1093Battle of Alnwick: in an English victory over the Scots, Malcolm III of Scotland, and his son Edward, are killed.
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