1067

Events

• On the death of her husband Constantine X, Eudocia Macrembolitissa becomes regent of the Byzantine Empire.
• The Seljuk Turks take Caesarea in Cappadocia.
• Construction begins on the Tower of London.
• Olav III and Magnus II become joint Kings of Norway.
• The Trencavel family takes over in Carcassonne.
• The Wartburg castle, according to legend, is built in Thuringia.
• Winchester Castle is built.
• Minsk is first mentioned in the chronicles.
• Orsha is first mentioned in the chronicles.
• Shenzong of Song starts to rule.
• The poet Wang Anshi campaigns against corruption in China.

Births

Deaths

• January 25 — Emperor Yingzong of China (b. 1032)
• September 1 — Baldwin V of Flanders
• September 10 — Godiva, Countess Of Mercia
• Constantine X, Byzantine Emperor (b. 1006)
• Cai Xiang, Chinese poet, calligrapher, and government official (b. 1012)

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