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Calendar overview 1078
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| 1078 in other calendars | |
| Armenian calendar | 526/527 (turn of the year July) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1070/71 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1621/22 (southern Buddhism); 1620/21 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 62nd (63rd) cycle
Year of the Earth-Horse戊午 ( at the beginning of the year Fire-Snake 丁巳) |
| Chula Sakarat (Siam, Myanmar) / Dai calendar (Vietnam) | 440/441 (turn of the year April) |
| Iranian calendar | 456/457 (around March 21) |
| Islamic calendar | 470/471 (July 13-14) |
| Jewish calendar | 4838/39 (9/10 September) |
| Coptic calendar | 794/795 |
| Malayalam calendar | 253/254 |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 1388/89 (turn of the year April)
Syria: 1389/90 (turn of the year October) |
| Spanish era | 1116 |
| Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 1134/35 (turn of the year April) |
Events
Politics and world events
Byzantine Empire
- January 7th : The military leader Nikephoros Botaneiates revolted against the Byzantine Emperor Michael VII and invaded Constantinople three months later . Michael VII abdicates in favor of his brother, who cannot prevail against the rebels, and goes to a monastery. Nikephorus III. Botaneiates is proclaimed Emperor of the Byzantine Empire .
Holy Roman Empire
- August 7th : In the battle of Mellrichstadt , rival King Rudolf von Rheinfelden wins a victory over King Heinrich IV .
Kingdom of England
- William the Conqueror led against the potentially hostile citizens of London to build the Tower of London . The first part is the Keep , the White Tower .
First documentary mentions
- In connection with the siege of the castle Duwingen by King Henry IV. Will Tubingen first mentioned.
- Walperswil and Margarethenried are first mentioned in a document.
religion
- Sigewin von Are becomes Archbishop of Cologne .
- Meginward becomes Bishop of Freising .
Born
- Alexander I , King of Scotland († 1124 )
- Abu l-Abbas Ahmad al-Mustazhir bi-llah , Abbasid Caliph († 1118 )
- Fujiwara no Tadazane , Japanese regent († 1162 )
Died
Date of death secured
- February 20 : Hermann , Bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne
- February 22nd : Johannes von Fécamp , Abbot of Fécamp
- March 11th : Ellenhard , Bishop of Freising
- April 5th : Richard of Capua , Norman prince in southern Italy
- August 7th : Diepold II von Vohburg , margrave of the Bavarian Nordgau and von Giengau
- August 7th : Werner von Steusslingen , Archbishop of Magdeburg
- October 3 : Isjaslav I , Grand Prince of Kiev (* 1024 )
- November 6th : Berthold I , Duke of Carinthia and Margrave of Verona (* around 1000 )
- November 11 : Udo von Nellenburg , Archbishop of Trier (* around 1030 / 35 )
Exact date of death unknown
- Atsiz ibn Uwak , Turkmen field army
- John Bryennios , Byzantine general and rebel
- Heinrich II. , Count of Leuven and Brussels (* around 1020 )
- Naljor Chenpo , Tibetan Buddhist and abbot (* 1015 )
- Nikephoritzes , Byzantine eunuch and influential official
- Peter I , Count of Savoy and Margrave of Turin (* around 1048 )
- Rhys from Owain , Welsh King
- Roussel Phrangopolos , Norman mercenary in the Byzantine army
Web links
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