On This Day

Seldjuken under Toghril Beg occupy Baghdad

Seldjuken under Toghril Beg occupy Baghdad

Seldjuken under Toghril Beg occupy Baghdad

Events Before

  1. Philip I is born

    Philip I is born

  2. The Great Schism between Western and Eastern churches begins when Roman Cardinal Humbert issues a bull of excommunicatio

    The Great Schism between Western and Eastern churches begins when Roman Cardinal Humbert issues a bull of excommunication against Cerularius, Patriarch of Constantinople, on the altar of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople

  3. Pope Leo IX escapes captivity and returns to Rome

    Pope Leo IX escapes captivity and returns to Rome

  4. Brightest known supernova SN 1054 (creates the Crab Nebula) 1st reported by Chinese astronomers

    Brightest known supernova SN 1054 (creates the Crab Nebula) 1st reported by Chinese astronomers

  5. Patriarch of Constantinople Michael Caerularius, as head of a Synod held in Constantinople excommunicates Cardinal Humbe

    Patriarch of Constantinople Michael Caerularius, as head of a Synod held in Constantinople excommunicates Cardinal Humbert of the Western church (Rome)

Events After

  1. Supernova Crab nebula last seen by the naked eye

    Supernova Crab nebula last seen by the naked eye

  2. The Ostromir Gospel, now the oldest surviving Russian manuscript is recorded completed by its scribe Deacon Grigory [1]

    The Ostromir Gospel, now the oldest surviving Russian manuscript is recorded completed by its scribe Deacon Grigory [1]

  3. Frederick of Lorraine elected as the first Belgian Pope Stephen IX [X]

    Frederick of Lorraine elected as the first Belgian Pope Stephen IX [X]

  4. Bishop Giovanni "Minchus" ["the thin"] elected as Anti-Pope Benedict X

    Bishop Giovanni "Minchus" ["the thin"] elected as Anti-Pope Benedict X

  5. Papal bull "In nomine Domini" (In the Name of the Lord) issued by Pope Nicholas II establishing popes elected by Bishops

    Papal bull "In nomine Domini" (In the Name of the Lord) issued by Pope Nicholas II establishing popes elected by Bishops and Cardinals not appointed by their predecessor

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