1080s — in history
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1080
Harald III of Denmark dies and is succeeded by Canute IV, who would later be the first Dane to be canonized.
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1080
William Walcher, Bishop of Durham
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1080
Harald III of Denmark (b. 1041)
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1080
Ísleifur Gissurarson, Icelandic bishop (b. 1006)
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1080
Rudolf of Rheinfelden (b. 1025)
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1081
Louis VI, French king (d. 1137)
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1081
Alexios I Komnenos is crowned Byzantine emperor at Constantinople, bringing the Komnenian dynasty to full power.
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1081
Bishop Eusebius of Angers
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1081
Nikephoros III Botaneiates, deposed Byzantine Emperor (b. c.1002)
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1081
Nikephoros Palaiologos, Byzantine general
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1081
The Normans defeat the Byzantine Empire in the Battle of Dyrrhachium.
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1082
Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona is assassinated.
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1082
Emperor Huizong of Song (d. 1135)
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1082
Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona (b. 1053)
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1083
Matilda of Flanders (b. 1031)
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1083
Anna Komnene, Byzantine physician and scholar (d. 1153)
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1083
Canonization of the first King of Hungary, Saint Stephen and his son Saint Emeric.
King of Hungary · Stephen I of Hungary · Saint Emeric of Hungary
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1083
King Munjong of Goryeo (b. 1019)
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1083
Otto of Nordheim (b. 1020)
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1085
Emperor Shenzong of Song (b. 1048)
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1085
Hermann II, Count Palatine of Lotharingia (b. 1049)
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1085
Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo, Spain, back from the Moors.
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1085
Robert Guiscard, Norman adventurer
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1085
Al-Juwayni , Muslim scholar and imam (b. 1028)
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1085
Pope Gregory VII (b. 1020)
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1086
Ramiro II of Aragon (d. 1157)
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1086
Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1125)
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1086
Bolesław III Wrymouth, Prince of Poland (d. 1138)
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1086
Sima Guang, Chinese historian and statesman (b. 1019)
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1086
Anselm of Lucca, Italian bishop (b. 1036)
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1086
Wang Anshi, Chinese statesman and poet (b. 1021)
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1086
At the Battle of Sagrajas, the army of Yusuf ibn Tashfin defeats the forces of Castilian King Alfonso VI.
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1086
King Canute IV of Denmark is killed by rebellious peasants.
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1086
King Canute IV of Denmark (b. 1043)
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1086
William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 1025)
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1086
Richilde, Countess of Hainaut, Flemish consort and regent (b. c. 1018)
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1087
William the Conqueror, English king (b. 1028)
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1087
John II Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (d. 1143)
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1087
Pope Victor III (b. 1026)
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1087
William II is crowned King of England, and reigns until 1100.
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1087
William I, Count of Burgundy (b. 1020)
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1087
William Rufus becomes King of England, taking the title William II, (reigned until 1100).
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1087
Bertha of Savoy, (b. 1051)
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1087
Simon I de Montfort, French nobleman (b. c. 1025)
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1087
Otto I of Olomouc (b. 1045)
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1088
William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey, Norman aristocrat
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1088
Berengar of Tours, French scholar and theologian (b. 999)
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1089
Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury
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1089
Sigwin von Are, archbishop of Cologne
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1089
Saint Peter Igneus, Italian Benedictine monk