Who Was Alive

Were Al-Biruni and Cnut alive at the same time?

Yes. Al-Biruni and Cnut were alive at the same time for 40 or 41 years, from AD 994 to 1035.

Al-Biruni was 20 or 21 when Cnut was born.

Al-Biruni was 62 when Cnut died, aged 40 or 41.

Al-Biruni

Al-Biruni

Polymath

Born 4 September AD 973 · died 9 December 1048, aged 75

Cnut

Cnut

Monarch of Norway

Born AD 994 · died 12 November 1035, aged 40 or 41

  1. Ferdowsi, AD 940 – c. 1020
  2. Ibn al-Haytham, c. AD 965 – 1039
  3. Leif Erikson, c. AD 972 – c. 1020
  4. Al-Biruni, AD 973 – 1048
  5. Avicenna, c. AD 981 – 1037
  6. Cnut, AD 994 – 1035
  7. William the Conqueror, c. 1028 – 1087

Al-Biruni and Cnut in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Al-Biruni and Cnut were born

Al-Biruni and Cnut are labelled, with the contemporaries on the timeline. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (7 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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