1066
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| Centuries: | 10th century – 11th century – 12th century |
| Decades: | 1030s 1040s 1050s – 1060s – 1070s 1080s 1090s |
| Years: | 1063 1064 1065 – 1066 – 1067 1068 1069 |
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| Gregorian calendar | 1066 MLXVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1819 |
| Armenian calendar | 515 ԹՎ ՇԺԵ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5816 |
| Bahá'í calendar | -778–-777 |
| Bengali calendar | 473 |
| Berber calendar | 2016 |
| English Regnal year | 1 Will. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1610 |
| Burmese calendar | 428 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6574–6575 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙巳年十二月初三日 (3702/3762-12-3) — to —
丙午年十二月十二日(3703/3763-12-12) |
| Coptic calendar | 782–783 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1058–1059 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4826–4827 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1122–1123 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 988–989 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4167–4168 |
| Holocene calendar | 11066 |
| Iranian calendar | 444–445 |
| Islamic calendar | 458–459 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 3399 |
| Minguo calendar | 846 before ROC 民前846年 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1609 |
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Year 1066 (MLXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The year is considered by many historians to be a turning point in history due to various events (see below), particularly the Battle of Hastings and ensuing Norman conquest of England, with years prior to 1066 being the Early Middle Ages and years after 1066 being the High Middle Ages.[1] Often erroneously labeled "the last successful invasion of Great Britain", it was in fact the last successful conquest of Great Britain (the last successful invasion of Great Britain in general – by the Dutch in 1688[citation needed] – was upon invitation by Parliament to overthrow King James II of England).
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[edit] Asia
- Shen Kuo receives a post in the capital China.
[edit] Europe
- The Genoese, jealous of the recent successes of their former allies, launch a naval assault on Pisa.[2]
- December 30 – Granada massacre: A Muslim mob storms the royal palace in Granada, crucifies Jewish vizier Joseph ibn Naghrela and massacres most of the Jewish population of the city.
- Hedeby is destroyed by a Slavic army and permanently abandoned.
- Upon the death of king Stenkil of Sweden, his son Eric Stenkilsson and his rival Eric the Pagan battle for power in Sweden, both claiming the throne, until the next year.
- Conquest of England by the Normans.
- January 4 – Edward the Confessor dies. The Witan proclaims Harold Godwinson King.
- January 8 – Harold II is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.
- March 20 – Halley's Comet reaches perihelion. Its appearance is subsequently recorded in the Bayeux Tapestry.
- September 20 – Battle of Fulford: King Harald III of Norway (Harald Hardrada) defeats the northern English earls Edwin and Morcar.
- September 25 – Battle of Stamford Bridge: King Harold II of England defeats the Vikings under Harald Hardrada.
- September 28 – Duke William of Normandy lands in England at Pevensey.
- October 14 – Battle of Hastings, fought between King Harold II of England and Duke William of Normandy: Harold is killed and William is victorious. In England this is the traditional end of the Dark Ages and the start of the Middle Ages.
- December 25 – Duke William of Normandy, is crowned King William I of England.
- Magnus II is crowned King of Norway.
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[edit] Arts and culture
- Sima Guang completes the compilation of a large dictionary, an important work of Chinese lexicography.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- January 5 – King Edward the Confessor of England
- September 25 – Killed at the Battle of Stamford Bridge:
- King Harald III of Norway (Harald Hardrada) (b. 1015),
- Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria, brother of King Harold
- October 14 – Killed at the Battle of Hastings:
- King Harold II of England,
- Leofwine Godwinson, brother of King Harold
- Gyrth Godwinson, brother of King Harold
- November 11 – Bishop of Mecklenburg Johannes Scotus (b. approx. 990) – sacrificed to Radegast
- Stenkil, king of Sweden since 1060
- Ibn Butlan, Baghdad physician
- Imam Bayhaqi Eminent Scholar of Islamic Faith.
[edit] References
- ^ "The What-ifs of 1066". Dan Carlin's Hardcore History.. 2007-03-13. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070926052641/http://dancarlin.libsyn.com/media/dancarlin/The_What_Ifs_Of_1066.mp3. Retrieved 11 September 2007., but also Bates, David (2005). "1066: Does the Date Still Matter?". Historical Research 78 (202): 443–464. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2281.2005.00355.x.
- ^ Benvenuti, Gino (1985). Le Repubbliche Marinare. Amalfi, Pisa, Genova e Venezia. Rome: Newton & Compton Editori. p. 44. ISBN 88-8289-529-7.
