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Tutush, brother of Seljuk sultan Malik Shah, defeats Suleiman ibn Qutalmish, the Turkish ruler of Anatolia in the battle
Election of Pope Gregory VII following the death of Pope Alexander II
The Byzantine general Isaac Komnenos is proclaimed Byzantine Emperor in opposition to reigning emperor Michael VI Bringa
Battle of Civitate: Three thousand Norman horsemen of Count Humphrey rout the troops of Pope Leo IX
Edward the Confessor becomes King of England – the country's penultimate Anglo-Saxon king
The Seljuks defeat the Ghaznavids in the battle of Dandanaqan
Election of Pope John XIX following the death of his brother Pope Benedict VIII
Battle of Clontarf: High King of Ireland Brian Boru defeats Viking invaders, but is killed in battle
The comital family of Tusculum arranges the election of the count's son as Sergius IV following the death of Pope Marinu
Rebel Turkish warlord Mahmud of Ghazni defeats Samanid Emir Mansur II in battle at Merv
Byzantine forces loyal to emperor Basil II under Bardas Phokas the Younger defeat rebel forces under Bardas Skleros in t
Alberic II of Spoleto arranges the election of pope Agapetus II following the death of Pope Marinus II
A Magyar raiding army defeats forces of the Muslim frontier state of Fraxinetum
English king Æthelstan begins his invasion of Scotland with
English king Æthelstan begins his invasion of Scotland
Battle of Soissons: King Robert I of France is killed and King Charles the Simple is arrested by the supporters of Duke
Battle of Augsburg: The Hungarians defeat the East Frankish army under King Louis the Child, using the famous feigned re
The Laguna Copperplate Inscription (the earliest known written document found in what is now the Philippines): the Comma
The Laguna Copperplate Inscription (the earliest known written document found in what is now the Philippines): the Comma
Election of Pope Hadrian III following the death of Pope Marinus I earlier that month