and duke of Lower Lorraine (d. 1023) Hárek of Tjøtta, Norwegian chieftain (approximate date) Hugh I, count of Empúries and Peralada (approximate date) Ibn al-Haytham, Arab astronomer and physicist (d. 1040) Leo of Vercelli, German bishop (approximate date) Sharif al-Murtaza, Buyid Shia scholar (d. 1044) Theodoric I, duke of Upper Lorraine (approximate date) Deaths February 22 – Otto, duke of Burgundy (b. 944) March 1 – Leo VIII, pope of the Catholic Church March 28 – Arnulf I, count of Flanders May 20 – Gero (the Great), Frankish nobleman June 25 – Guy, margrave of Ivrea (b. 940) July 4 – Benedict V, pope of the Catholic Church July 12 – Meng Chang, emperor of Later Shu (b. 919) September 23 – Al-Mutanabbi, Abbasid poet (b. 915) October 11 – Bruno I, archbishop of Cologne (b. 925) Al-Husayn ibn Ali al-Maghribi, Abbasid statesman Guo Chong, Chinese general (approximate date) Hedwig of Saxony, Frankish duchess and regent Li, empress dowager of Later Shu (Ten Kingdoms) Li Hao, Chinese chancellor (approximate date) Moses ben Hanoch, Jewish rabbi (approximate date) Joseph Bringas, Byzantine eunuch and official Wu Cheng, Chinese chancellor (b. 893) Zhong, empress consort of Southern Tang References