1066
1066 (MLXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1066th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 66th year of the 2nd millennium, the 66th year of the 11th century, and the 7th year of the 1060s decade. As of the start of 1066, the Gregorian calendar was 6 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 10th century – 11th century – 12th century |
| Decades: | 1030s 1040s 1050s – 1060s – 1070s 1080s 1090s |
| Years: | 1063 1064 1065 – 1066 – 1067 1068 1069 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1066 MLXVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1819 |
| Armenian calendar | 515 ԹՎ ՇԺԵ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5816 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 987–988 |
| Bengali calendar | 473 |
| Berber calendar | 2016 |
| English Regnal year | 1 Will. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1610 |
| Burmese calendar | 428 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6574–6575 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙巳年 (Wood Snake) 3762 or 3702 — to — 丙午年 (Fire Horse) 3763 or 3703 |
| Coptic calendar | 782–783 |
| Discordian calendar | 2232 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1058–1059 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4826–4827 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1122–1123 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 987–988 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4166–4167 |
| Holocene calendar | 11066 |
| Igbo calendar | 66–67 |
| Iranian calendar | 444–445 |
| Islamic calendar | 458–459 |
| Japanese calendar | Jiryaku 2 (治暦２年) |
| Javanese calendar | 969–971 |
| Julian calendar | 1066 MLXVI |
| Korean calendar | 3399 |
| Minguo calendar | 846 before ROC 民前846年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −402 |
| Seleucid era | 1377/1378 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1608–1609 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴木蛇年 (female Wood-Snake) 1192 or 811 or 39 — to — 阳火马年 (male Fire-Horse) 1193 or 812 or 40 |
1066 was a year which brought great changes in England. The land had four kings during the year. The year started under Anglo-Saxon rule, and ended under Norman rule. This was the only occasion since Roman Britain when the entire country was successfully invaded.
There were four kings during the year: Edward the Confessor (to 5 January 1066), Harold Godwinson (to 14 October 1066), Edgar the Ætheling (to 10 December 1066), and finally William I, Duke of Normandy.
Events
change- 6 January – Harold II crowned King of England
- 25 September – Harold II defeats Tostig and Harald Hardraada at the Battle of Stamford Bridge. Tostig and Harald Hardraada are killed
- 14 October – At the Battle of Hastings, William the Conqueror (Duke of Normandy) defeats Harold. Harold is killed. In England, this heralds the start of the Middle Ages.
- The Viking port of Hedeby, a town on the Baltic Sea, is destroyed by Slavs.
Deaths
change- 4 or 5 January – King Edward the Confessor of England dies
- 25 September – killed at the Battle of Stamford Bridge:
- King Harald III of Norway (b. 1015)
- Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria
- 14 October – killed at the Battle of Hastings:
- King Harold II of England
- Leofwine Godwinson, brother of King Harold II
- Gyrth Godwinson, brother of King Harold II
- John Scotus (bishop of Mecklenburg (Johannes Skotus) (born around 990)
- 10 November – Sacrificed to Radegast: