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1065 CE

Northumbria revolts against Tostig Godwinson, who is exiled. He takes refuge with his brother-in-law, Count Baldwin V in Flanders (modern Belgium). The Northumbrian nobles choose Morcar (or Morkere) as earl at York. King Ferdinand I of León ("the Great") dies in León, Spain, after an 11-year reign as Emperor of All Spain. His kingdom is divided among his three sons: the eldest Sancho II, the second Alfonso VI and the youngest García II. The kingdoms of Galicia and Portugal become independent under the rule of García. Alp Arslan, leader of the Seljuk Turks, campaigns against the Kipchaks and the Türkmen in Central Asia. He captures the city of Kars and plunders the western provinces of Georgia.

Conflict & Security

  • October 3 – Northumbria revolts against Tostig Godwinson, who is exiled. He takes refuge with his brother-in-law, Count Baldwin V in Flanders (modern Belgium). The Northumbrian nobles choose Morcar (or Morkere) as earl at York.source
  • Alp Arslan, leader of the Seljuk Turks, campaigns against the Kipchaks and the Türkmen in Central Asia. He captures the city of Kars and plunders the western provinces of Georgia.source

Religion & Belief

  • December 28 – Westminster Abbey is consecrated by King Edward the Confessor.source
  • Gregory II the Martyrophile is consecrated as catholicos of the Armenian church in Tzamandossource
  • Great German Pilgrimage of 1064–65: A large pilgrimage led by Siegfried I (archbishop of Mainz) arrives in Jerusalem after having been attacked by Bedouin bandits. Two weeks later (in April) they return to Ramla and take ships back to Latakia.source
  • Sima Guang, chancellor of the Song dynasty, heads a team of scholars in initiating the compilation of an enormous written universal history of China, known as the Zizhi Tongjian.source

Science & Discovery

  • A "guest star" (i.e. a nova of some kind) is observed from China. It may be related to the Strottner-Drechsler Object 20 nebula.source

Births

  • Henry I (the Long), German nobleman (d. 1087)source
  • Stephen I, count palatine of Burgundy (d. 1102)source
  • Humbert II (the Fat), count of Savoy (d. 1103)source
  • Richard de Montfort, French nobleman (d. 1092)source
  • Vladislaus I, duke of Bohemia (approximate date)source
  • Hugh VII of Lusignan, count of La Marche (d. 1151)source
  • Callixtus II, pope of the Catholic Church (d. 1124)source
  • Walter Tirel (or William Rufus), English noblemansource
  • Niels (or Nicholas), king of Denmark (d. 1134)source
  • Robert II, count of Flanders (approximate date)source
  • Guarinus of Sitten, bishop of Sion (approximate date)source
  • Agnes of Rheinfelden, duchess of Swabia (d. 1111)source
  • Li Jie, Chinese writer of the Song Dynasty (d. 1110)source
  • Sibylla of Burgundy, duchess of Burgundy (approximate date)source

Deaths

  • February 7 – Siegfried I, count of Sponheimsource
  • May 17 – Egilbert (or Engelbert), bishop of Passausource
  • May 18 – Frederick, duke of Lower Lorrainesource
  • June 27 – George the Hagiorite, Georgian calligrapher (b. 1009)source
  • July 22 – Ibn Abi Hasina, Arab poet and panegyrist (b. 998)source
  • July 23 – Gunther of Bamberg, German noblemansource
  • December 24 – King Ferdinand I of León ("the Great") dies in León, Spain, after an 11-year reign as Emperor of All Spain. His kingdom is divided among his three sons: the eldest Sancho II, the second Alfonso VI and the youngest García II. The kingdoms of Galicia and Portugal become independent under the rule of García.source
  • December 24 – Ferdinand I (the Great), king of León and Castilesource
  • Ermengol III (or Armengol), count of Urgell (b. 1032)source
  • Diarmaid mac Tadgh Ua Ceallaigh, king of Uí Mainesource
  • Llywelyn Aurdorchog, Welsh nobleman (approximate date)source
  • Thorfinn (the Mighty), Norse nobleman (approximate date)source
  • Gusiluo, Tibetan religious leader of Buddhism (b. 997)source
  • Gisela (or Gizella), queen consort of Hungary (b. 985)source