By place Europe • Summer – The
Taifa of Valencia falls under the domination of
El Cid. He stabilizes the region around
Valencia, which has revolted against the Moorish puppet ruler
Al-Qadir. •
Inge the Elder returns to
Svealand and kills his brother-in-law
Blot-Sweyn after a 3-year reign. Inge again proclaims himself king of
Sweden (approximate date).
England •
September 9 –
William the Conqueror dies in
Rouen after a fall from his horse. He is succeeded as
king of England by his third son
William II. • A
fire in London destroys much of the city, including
St. Paul's Cathedral. Bishop
Maurice starts the rebuilding of a new, much larger cathedral.
Africa •
Mahdia campaign: The navies of
Genoa and
Pisa take the capital of the
Zirids, and occupy
Mahdia for a year. Subsequently, both republics obtain trading privileges. • Completion of
Bab al-Futuh,
Cairo Japan •
January 3 – Emperor
Shirakawa abdicates in favor of his 7-year-old son
Horikawa after a 14-year reign. He exerts his personal power to set the
cloistered rule system further in motion.
Middle East •
May: The marriage of Caliph
al-Muqtadi and
Mah-i Mulk is consummated. This marriage strengthens the political relation of
Malik-Shah I and the Caliph.
By topic Religion •
May 9 – The
relics of
Saint Nicholas, patron saint of seafarers, are stolen by Italian sailors from his church in
Myra (modern
Turkey) and transported to
Bari in southern
Italy. •
September 16 – Pope
Victor III dies after a 1-year
pontificate at
Monte Cassino. He is buried in the abbey's
chapter house. == Births ==