AD 1000-1099

 

Year

Month

Day

Location

Phenomenon

Description

G

1001

 

 

Switzerland

Earthquake

With 'igneous meteors'

A

1002

September

14

Morocco

Meteor

Bright as Moon

G

1004

 

 

Campania, Italy

Earthquake

Many buildings fell. Year may be 1005

A

1006

May

6

China, Arabia

Supernova

'Like half Moon', in Centaurus; vis. 2 years 'Sky was shining' by its light

G

1007

 

 

'Deinar in Irak'

Earthquake

10,000 buried.  Snow in Baghdad

A

1009

 

 

India

Meteorite

'Iron-fall' at Djorjam.  Weight 2,000 lbs.

M

1009

April

29

Germany

Obscuration

'Coloured cloud' hid Sun for 2 days

M

1011

 

 

Europe, Egypt

Cold

Severe winter.  Ice on the Nile

A

1011

 

 

Lorraine

Meteor

Burning torch like tower.  Great noise

A

1013

March

16

Morocco

Meteor

Brighter than Moon, with tail

A

1013

May

15

Quedlinburg, Germany         

Storm                      

Tempest destroyed buildings.  Poss.  tornado

M

1014

September

28

England

Sea flood

'Countless numbers' drowned

A

1018

August

4

China

Comet

Tail 30 cubits long

M

1021

 

 

Ireland

Fall

Shower of wheat at Osraighe

G

1021

May

21

South Germany

Earthquake

Swiss well-water turned blood-colour. Floods.  Igneous meteors. Year 1020?

A

1029

August

 

Cairo, Egypt

Meteors

'Many stars passed'.  Great noise

G

1034

 

 

Palestine

Earthquake

Walls of Jerusalem fell.  Villages engulfed

M

1035

June

21

England

Summer cold

Frost, Midsummer Day.  Crops killed

G

1037

December

18

Buccellariis

Earthquake

5 villages engulfed

G

1043 (c)

 

 

Palestine

Earthquake

Tebris, Tadhmor & Baalbeck; 40,000 k.

M

1046

February

 

England

Cold

Severe winter.  Snow & tempests

M

1048

January

 

England

Snow

Lay until March 17

G

1048

 

 

England

Earthquake

Throughout England

G

1049

May

1

England

Earthquake

Worcester, Derby, etc.

M

1053

December

21

England

Gale

Churches & houses fell

M

1054

April

24

Rossdalla, Ireland

Tornado

'Tower of fire' surrounded by 'birds' 1st definite tornado, Europe

A

1054

July

5

China

Supernova

Crab Nebula supernova  max. brightness

A

1058

 

 

Italy

Lunar event?

Bright light in new Moon.  Year may be 1086

G

1058

 

 

Mesopotamia

Earthquake

Great damage, many k.

M

1063

April

 

Europe

Blizzard

Wind & snow for 4 days.  Cattle & birds k.

A

1064

 

 

China

Meteorite?

Fireball burned fences at Ch'ang-chou

G

1064

September

23

Asia Minor

Earthquake

Thrace, Nicaea, etc.

A

1066

March

23

China, Europe

Halley's Comet

Perihelion, 15 cubits long

G

1067

August

11

England

Earthquake

Terrified whole country

M

1067

December

6

Northumbria         

Tornado?

Revolving 'sign' illuminated earth.  Woods & plains burned

G

1068

March

18

Palestine

Earthquake

Ramla & Haila wrecked, 25,000 k.

M

1076

November

 

Europe

Cold

To April. Rhine frozen, 4½ months' frost France

G

1081

December

25

England

Earthquake

All over England.  Terrible noise

G

1082

December    

6

Constantinople

Earthquake

Many buildings fell.  Year may be 1083

G

1083

October

18

Central France?

Earthquake

Church was burned.  'Volcanic fire'?

G

1086

 

 

Sicily

Earthquake

Many k in Syracuse

G

1089

August

11

England

Earthquake

Throughout country

M

1090

November

 

London

Flood

London Bridge destroyed.  Banks flooded

M

1091

September

29

Europe?

Obscuration

Sun had 'peculiar colour' after Sun-darkening for 3 hours

M

1091

October

21

London

Tornado

600 houses wrecked.  2 k.

G

1092

June

26

Hungary

Earthquakes

3 shocks in one day

M

1092

 

 

England

Severe winter

Great rivers frozen

M

1092

 

 

Britain

Sea floods

Many towns flooded.  Scotland,England

M

1095

 

 

Ireland

Heat

'Year of the heat'.  Many k.

M

1095

January

3

Ireland

Snow

Great snow .  Multitudes k.

A

1095

April

4

England

Meteor shower