1050s

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Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century

Decades: 1010s - 1020s - 1030s - 1040s - 1050s - 1060s - 1070s - 1080s - 1090s - 1100s - 1110s

1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060


[edit] Events

  • 1050
    • Hedeby is sacked by King Harald Hardraade of Norway during the course of a conflict with King Eric Estridsson of Denmark.
    • King Anund Jacob of Sweden is succeeded by Emund the Old. (See Swedish monarchs.)
  • 1051 Zenkunen War starts in Japan. It will continue until the early 1060s. Part of Clan disputes of the Heian period.
  • 1054
    • A powerful supernova is observed. It is so bright that it can be seen in daylight. The supernova remnant left by the event is now known as the Crab Nebula.
    • Pope Leo IX and Michael Cerularius, Patriarch of Constantinople, decree each other's excommunication, finalising the Great Schism between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.
  • 1055
    • Seljuk Turks capture Baghdad.
    • Pope Victor II attains papacy.
  • 1057
    • Change of Scottish Monarch from Macbeth to Lulach
    • Pope Victor II dies, Pope Stephen IX attains papacy.