History
1072
General
Population: 289 Million*
- Religion: Death of Petrus Damiani Cardinal of Ostia
- Deaths: Seljuk leader Alp Arslan, Sancho II King of Castille, Cardinal of Ostia Petrus Damiani, Chinese poet Ou Yang Hsiu
Africa
- Egypt: End of 8 years of famine in Egypt
Europe
- France: St. Etienne and La Trinite built in Caen
- Italian States: Beginning of Norman conquest of Sicily
Normans under Robert Guiscard conquer Palermo
- Scotland: William the Conqueror recognized as overlord of Scotland by Malcolm III (and Hereward the Wake in East Anglia)
- Spanish States: Death of Sancho II king of Castille and Alfonso VI rules
Middle East
- Turkey: Death of Alp Arslan the ruler of the Seljuks