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1067 CE

Emperor Yingzong (or Zhao Shu) of the Song dynasty dies after a 4-year reign. He is succeeded by his 18-year-old son Shen Zong as emperor of China. Battle on the Nemiga River: The three sons of Grand Prince Yaroslav I (the Wise) – Iziaslav I, Sviatoslav II, and Vsevolod I – defeat the forces under Vseslav of Polotsk. Emperor Constantine X dies after a 7-year reign at Constantinople. His wife, Empress Eudocia Macrembolitissa, is crowned Augusta and becomes co-regent for her two sons (Michael VII and Konstantios) along with Constantine's brother John Doukas, who rules as Caesar of the Byzantine Empire.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • Odo of Bayeux, a half-brother of William I, is appointed Earl of Kent and becomes William's deputy (or de facto regent) in England. His wealth and land become considerable.source

Conflict & Security

  • March 3 – Battle on the Nemiga River: The three sons of Grand Prince Yaroslav I (the Wise) – Iziaslav I, Sviatoslav II, and Vsevolod I – defeat the forces under Vseslav of Polotsk.source
  • Winter – William I marches on Exeter, which he besieges. The city holds out for 18 days, and after its fall William builds Rougemont Castle there to secure the region.source
  • Eric and Eric, two pretenders to the Swedish throne, are both killed during the struggle for power in Sweden. Halsten, son of the late King Stenkil, becomes the new ruler.source
  • Spring – The Seljuk Turks make incursions into Mesopotamia, Cilicia and Cappadocia. They sack the Byzantine city of Caesarea, move south through the Cilician Gates and raid the region around Antioch in Syria.source
  • Olaf III returns to Norway with the remaining troops from the Battle of Stamford Bridge. He is proclaimed king and co-ruler with his older brother Magnus II (Haraldsson).source
  • Wartburg Castle (near Eisenach) is founded by Louis the Springer, count of Thuringia (modern Germany).source

Religion & Belief

  • December 6 – A fire, the second in as many years, heavily damages Canterbury Cathedral in England.source
  • Spring – King William I (the Conqueror) returns to Normandy and takes with him Edgar Ætheling (grandson of Edmund Ironside), Archbishop Stigand, and the brothers Morcar and Edwin.source

Technology & Infrastructure

  • Minsk and Orsha are first mentioned in the chronicles, making them two of the oldest cities in Belarus.source

Crime & Justice

  • Eustace II, count of Boulogne, supports the Kentishmen in an attempt to seize Dover Castle. The conspiracy fails, and Eustace is sentenced to forfeit his English fiefs.source

Culture & Society

  • Winchester Castle in Hampshire is founded by William I; it is later one of the seats of government of the Norman kings ruling England.source

Births

  • Abu Hafs Umar an-Nasafi, Persian scholar and historian (d. 1142)source
  • John Taronites, Byzantine governor (approximate date)source
  • Ari Thorgilsson, Icelandic chronicler and writer (d. 1148)source
  • Adela of Normandy, countess of Blois (approximate date)source

Deaths

  • January 25 – Ying Zong, Chinese emperor (b. 1032)source
  • January 25 – Emperor Yingzong (or Zhao Shu) of the Song dynasty dies after a 4-year reign. He is succeeded by his 18-year-old son Shen Zong as emperor of China.source
  • February 13 – Geoffrey II, French noblemansource
  • April 17 – Robert de Turlande, French priestsource
  • May 22 – Constantine X, Byzantine emperor (b. 1006)source
  • May 22 – Emperor Constantine X dies after a 7-year reign at Constantinople. His wife, Empress Eudocia Macrembolitissa, is crowned Augusta and becomes co-regent for her two sons (Michael VII and Konstantios) along with Constantine's brother John Doukas, who rules as Caesar of the Byzantine Empire.source
  • July 12 – John Komnenos, Byzantine generalsource
  • September 1 – Baldwin V, count of Flanderssource
  • November 27 – Sancha of León, queen of Leónsource
  • December 2 – Shaykh Tusi, Persian Shia scholar (b. 995)source
  • Wulfwig (or Wulfinus), bishop of Dorchestersource
  • Elisaveta Yaroslavna of Kiev, Norwegian queensource
  • Richard, French nobleman (House of Normandy)source
  • Cai Xiang, Chinese calligrapher and poet (b. 1012)source