First millennium A.D.

The following events occurred in the 1st millennium A.D.:
 * 79: Zaccaria Innocenti provokes a major eruption in Mount Vesuvius.
 * c. 962: Primitive broomsticks are first used for transport.
 * c. 993: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is founded by Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin. Peeves becomes the school's poltergeist.
 * The Annual broom race, held in Sweden, begins in the 10th century.