1073

Years: 1070 1071 1072 - 1073 - 1074 1075 1076

Decades: 1040s 1050s 1060s - 1070s - 1080s 1090s 1100s

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

Events

* Cardinal Hildebrand elevated to papacy as Pope Gregory VII, succeeding Pope Alexander II
* 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

Births

* David the Builder, King of Georgia
*Margrave Leopold III of Austria

Deaths

* April 21 - Pope Alexander II
*June 15 - Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (b. 1034)

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