1060

King Béla I of Hungary (c. 1015–1063)

Year 1060 (MLX) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. It was the 1060th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 60th year of the 2nd millennium, the 60th year of the 11th century, and the first year of the 1060s decade.

Events

By place

Europe

• August 4 – King Henry I of France (of the House of Capet) dies after a 29-year reign in Vitry-aux-Loges. He is succeeded by his 8-year-old son Philip I ("the Amorous") as king of France. Philip is too young to rule, and his mother, Queen Anne of Kiev becomes regent. France is administered by Count Baldwin V (one of Philip's uncles) who acts as co-regent.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Summer – Norman forces under Duke Robert Guiscard invade Apulia, and capture the cities of Taranto and Brindisi (under control of the Byzantine Empire). Guiscard prepares a Sicilian expedition against the Saracens and returns to Calabria (Southern Italy), where his brother Roger Bosso waits with siege engines.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• December 6 – Béla I ("the Champion") is crowned king of Hungary after his nephew, Solomon is deprived of the crown. He is supported by Duke Bolesław II the Generous – who helps him (with Polish troops) to obtain the Hungarian throne.<ref>Richard Brzezinski (1998). History of Poland - The Piast Dynasty, p. 19. Template:ISBN.</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

China

• The compilation of the New Book of Tang is completed, under a team of scholars led by Ouyang Xiu.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Middle East

• August 30 — The Mirdasids under Mahmud ibn Nasr defeat the Fatimid Caliphate's army under Nasir al-Dawla Ibn Hamdan at the Battle of al-Funaydiq, leading to the definitive loss of Aleppo for the Fatimids.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

By topic

Religion

• Anselm enters the Benedictine Bec Abbey in Normandy, as a novice (approximate date).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Births

• February 9 – Honorius II, pope of the Catholic Church (d. 1130)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• September 18 – Godfrey of Bouillon, French nobleman (d. 1100)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• September 22 – Vitalis of Savigny, Catholic saint and itinerant preacher (d. 1122)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Ava (or Ava of Göttweig), German poet (approximate date)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Aibert (or Aybert), French monk and hermit (d. 1140)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Bernard degli Uberti, bishop of Parma (approximate date)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Berthold I, German nobleman (approximate date)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
• Berthold of Garsten, German priest and abbot (d. 1142)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Brahmadeva, Indian mathematician (d. 1130)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Clementia of Aquitaine, French noblewoman (d. 1142)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Diarmait Ua Briain, king of Munster (d. 1118)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Duncan II, king of Scotland (approximate date)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Constantius Ducas, Byzantine emperor (d. 1081)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Diemoth (or Diemudis), German nun and writer (d. 1130)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Egbert II, German nobleman (approximate date)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Erard I, French nobleman (approximate date)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Eric I (the Good), king of Denmark (approximate date)Template:Citation needed
• Felicia of Roucy, queen of Aragon and Navarre (d. 1123)Template:Citation needed
• Fujiwara no Mototoshi, Japanese nobleman (d. 1142)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Gaucherius, French priest and hermit (d. 1140)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Godfrey I, count of Louvain (approximate date)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Goswin I, count of Heinsberg (approximate date)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Gregory of Catino, Italian monk and historian<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Hamelin de Ballon, Norman nobleman (approximate date)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Herman II, margrave of Baden (approximate date)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Hui Zong, Chinese emperor (Western Xia) (d. 1086)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Mafalda of Pulla-Calabria, Norman noblewoman (d. 1108)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Odo of Tournai, bishop of Cambrai (d. 1113)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Odo I (the Red), duke of Burgundy (d. 1102)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Olegarius, archbishop of Tarragona (d. 1137)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Ranulf Flambard, bishop of Durham (d. 1128)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
• Richard of Salerno, Norman nobleman (approximate date)
• Roger Borsa, Norman nobleman (or 1061)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Stephen Harding, English abbot (approximate date)
• Tokushi, Japanese empress consort (d. 1114)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Walo II (or Galon II), French nobleman (d. 1098)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>Template:Citation needed

Deaths

• January 18 – Duduc (or Dudoc), bishop of Wells<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• May 12 – Matilda, duchess of Swabia (d. 1048)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• August 4 – Henry I, king of France (b. 1008)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• October 2 – Everelmus, French hermit<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• October 8 – Hugh V, French nobleman<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• October 15 – Luka Zhidiata, bishop of Novgorod<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• November 14 – Geoffrey II, count of Anjou<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• December 2 – Gebhard III, bishop of Regensburg<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• December 22 – Cynesige, archbishop of York<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Abbas ibn Shith, king (malik) of the Ghurid Dynasty<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Abdallah ibn Al-Aftas, founder of the Aftasid Dynasty<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Ahimaaz ben Paltiel, Italian-Jewish liturgical poet (b. 1017)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Andrew I (the Catholic), king of Hungary<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Citation</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Chaghri Beg, co-ruler of the Seljuk Empire (b. 989)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Dharma Pala, ruler of the Pala Dynasty (b. 1035)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Dominic Loricatus, Italian monk and hermit (b. 995)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Emund the Old, king of Sweden (approximate date)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Esico of Ballenstedt, German nobleman (approximate date)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Igor Yaroslavich, prince of Smolensk (b. 1036)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Isaac I (Komnenos), Byzantine emperor<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Mei Yaochen, poet of the Song Dynasty (b. 1002)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Otto I (or Odon), count of Savoy (approximate date)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Pons II (or Pons William), count of Toulouse (b. 991)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• William I, Norman nobleman (approximate date)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>