1073

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[edit] Events

  • April 22 - Pope Gregory VII (Cardinal Hildebrand) succeeds Pope Alexander II as the 155th pope.
  • Emperor Shirakawa ascends the throne of Japan
  • Rabbi Yitchaki Alfassi finishes writing the Rif, an important work of Jewish law.
  • John IX bar Shushan ends term as Syrian Patriarch of Antioch
  • Beginning of Sviatoslav II's reign as ruler of Kievan Rus
  • Seljuk Turks conquer Ankara

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