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Year '''1060''' ('''[[Roman |
Year '''1060''' ('''[[Roman numeral|MLX]]''') was a leap year starting on Saturday of the [[Julian calendar]]. |
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== Events == |
== Events == |
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* May – The [[ |
* May – The [[Normandy|Norman]] leader [[Robert Guiscard]] conquers [[Taranto]]. |
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* October – The [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] army defeats the Normans and enters [[Taranto]]. |
* October – The [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] army defeats the Normans and enters [[Taranto]]. |
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* [[December 6]] – [[Béla I of Hungary|Béla I the Champion]] is crowned [[List of rulers of Hungary|king of Hungary]]. |
* [[December 6]] – [[Béla I of Hungary|Béla I the Champion]] is crowned [[List of rulers of Hungary|king of Hungary]]. |
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* The ''[[New Book of Tang]]'' is completed under a team of scholars led by [[Ouyang Xiu]]. |
* The ''[[New Book of Tang]]'' is completed under a team of scholars led by [[Ouyang Xiu]]. |
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* [[China|Chinese]] [[poet]], [[calligrapher]], and [[official]] [[Cai Xiang]] publishes his ''Cha Lu'' (Record of Tea). |
* [[China|Chinese]] [[poet]], [[calligrapher]], and [[official]] [[Cai Xiang]] publishes his ''Cha Lu'' (Record of Tea). |
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* [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Jew]] [[Benjamin of Tudela]] reports that [[Constantinople]] has merchant communities from [[Babylon]], [[Canaan]], [[Egypt]], [[Hungary]], [[Persia]], [[Russia]], [[Sennar]], and [[Spain]] as well as 2,000 Jews (approximate date). |
* [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Jew]] [[Benjamin of Tudela]] reports that [[Constantinople]] has merchant communities from [[Babylon]], [[Canaan]], [[Egypt]], [[Hungary]], [[Iran|Persia]], [[Russia]], [[Sennar]], and [[Spain]] as well as 2,000 Jews (approximate date). |
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* [[Philip I of France]] begins his reign. |
* [[Philip I of France]] begins his reign. |
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* Upon the death of [[Emund the Old]], he is succeeded by his son-in-law [[Stenkil]] as King of Sweden. |
* Upon the death of [[Emund the Old]], he is succeeded by his son-in-law [[Stenkil]] as King of Sweden. |
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Revision as of 10:18, 30 June 2015
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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| Centuries: | 10th century – 11th century – 12th century |
| Decades: | 1030s 1040s 1050s – 1060s – 1070s 1080s 1090s |
| Years: | 1057 1058 1059 – 1060 – 1061 1062 1063 |
Year 1060 (MLX) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.
Events
- May – The Norman leader Robert Guiscard conquers Taranto.
- October – The Byzantine army defeats the Normans and enters Taranto.
- December 6 – Béla I the Champion is crowned king of Hungary.
- The New Book of Tang is completed under a team of scholars led by Ouyang Xiu.
- Chinese poet, calligrapher, and official Cai Xiang publishes his Cha Lu (Record of Tea).
- Spanish Jew Benjamin of Tudela reports that Constantinople has merchant communities from Babylon, Canaan, Egypt, Hungary, Persia, Russia, Sennar, and Spain as well as 2,000 Jews (approximate date).
- Philip I of France begins his reign.
- Upon the death of Emund the Old, he is succeeded by his son-in-law Stenkil as King of Sweden.
Births
Deaths
- August 4 – King Henry I of France (b. 1008)
- November 14 – Count Geoffrey II of Anjou
- King Andrew I of Hungary (b. 1015)
- Emund the Old, king of Sweden since 1050
- Mei Yaochen, Chinese poet