Year by year · 11th century

1069

1069 in world history: 4 events, 1 death and 1 work. 444 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 28 January

    Robert de Comines, Earl of Northumbria, is killed at Durham

    Robert de Comines, briefly Earl of Northumbria, was killed in Durham. His violent death was one of the key events that led to the Harrying of the North, William the Conqueror's campaigns of 1069–1070 to subjugate northern England.

    William the ConquerorDurham
ProfileState366 states with a known seat in 1069Open the atlas at 1069 →

In the profiles

  • Song DynastyWang Anshi launches the New Policies to reform state finances
  • Old TurkicYusuf Khass Hajib completes the Kutadgu Bilig, the first great Islamic work in Turkic

Wars and longer events

Died in 1069 1

Works 1

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