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
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.)
- 1053 Malcolm III of Scotland invades Scotland.
- 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.
- * Malcolm Canmore begins his campaign for the throne of Scotland.
- 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.
Significant people
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