1077
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| Years: 1074 1075 1076 - 1077 - 1078 1079 1080 | |
| Decades: 1040s 1050s 1060s - 1070s - 1080s 1090s 1100s | |
| Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century | |
Events
- January 26 - Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor visits Pope Gregory VII as a penitent, asking him remove sentence of excommunication
- Robert Curthose instigates his first insurrection against his father, William the Conqueror
- Seljuk Turks capture Nicaea
- Süleyman I of Rüm becomes the leader of the Sultanate of Rüm in modern Turkey
- Anush Tigin Gharchai becomes leader of the Khwarezmid Empire in modern Turkey
- Foundation of the kingdom of Duklja
- Khristosolos of Alexandria ends reign as Coptic Pope
- Walk to Canossa chapter of the Investiture Controversy
- The Bayeux Tapestry is made.
- First recorded Trial by combat in England
- First English Cluniac Benedictine priory established
- Dionysius V Lazaros becomes Syrian Patriarch of Antioch
- Foundation of the independent state of Friuli in modern Italy
- Vsevolod of Kiev becomes prince of Kievan Rus'
Births
- January 4 - Emperor Zhezong of China (d. 1100)
Deaths
- April 25 - Geza I of Hungary
- Agnes de Poitou, wife of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor and regent (b. 1020)
- King Anawrahta of Myanmar (b. 1044)
- Abolfazl Beyhaghi, Persian historian and author (b. 995)
