Editing 1076 (section)

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Europe ====
* [[January 24]] &ndash; [[Synod of Worms (1076)|Synod of Worms]]: Emperor [[Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor]], holds a synod in [[Worms, Germany|Worms]] (modern [[Germany]]). The assembly declares [[Pope Gregory VII]] deposed, and the bishops abandon their [[allegiance]] to him.
* [[February 22]] &ndash; Gregory VII pronounces a sentence of excommunication against Henry IV at [[Rome]]. He is excluded from the [[Catholic Church]], and all the bishops named by Henry are excommunicated.
* Summer &ndash; [[Dirk V, Count of Holland|Dirk V]], count of [[County of Holland|Holland]], re-conquers [[West Friesland (region)|West Frisia]] (modern [[Netherlands]]) from the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht|Archdiocese of Utrecht]]. He besieges Bishop [[Conrad (bishop of Utrecht)|Conrad]] at the castle of [[IJsselmonde, Rotterdam|IJsselmonde]], taking him prisoner.
* [[October 8]] &ndash; [[Demetrius Zvonimir of Croatia|Demetrius Zvonimir]] is crowned as king of [[Kingdom of Croatia (925–1102)|Croatia]] in [[Solin]] (near [[Split, Croatia|Split]]), in the Basilica of Saint Peter and Moses (known later as the [[Hollow Church]]) by a representative of Gregory VII.
* [[December 13]] &ndash; [[Norman conquest of southern Italy]]: Italo-Norman forces under [[Robert Guiscard|Robert Guiscard de Hauteville]] and [[Richard I of Capua]], conquer the fortress city of [[Salerno]] after a short [[siege]].
* [[December 26]] &ndash; [[Bolesław II the Bold]] (or "the Generous") is crowned as [[Kingdom of Poland (1025–1385)|King of Poland]] by [[Bogumił (archbishop of Gniezno)|Archbishop Bogumił]] in [[Gniezno Cathedral]]. Bolesław supports Gregory VII in his conflict against Henry IV.

==== England ====
* [[May 31]] &ndash; [[Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria]], a participant in the [[Revolt of the Earls]] against King [[William the Conqueror]], is beheaded near [[Winchester]].
* [[November 1]] &ndash; A frost begins that lasts until April [[1077]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Agricultural Records|last=Stratton|first=J.M.|publisher=John Baker|year=1969|isbn=0-212-97022-4}}</ref>
* Approximate date &ndash; The [[Trial of Penenden Heath]] is held, with an important ruling regarding land rights subsequent to the [[Norman Conquest of England|Norman Conquest]].

==== Africa ====
* Approximate date &ndash; [[Koumbi Saleh]], an important mercantile and political center of the [[Ghana Empire]] (modern [[Mauritania]]), is besieged by the [[Almoravid dynasty|Almoravids]].

==== Asia ====
* [[Vikramaditya VI]] deposes his older brother [[Someshvara II]] to become king of the [[Western Chalukya Empire]] (modern India).

=== By topic ===

==== Literature ====
* [[Anselm of Canterbury|Anselm of Aosta]], an Italian [[Benedictines|Benedictine]] abbot, completes his ''[[Anselm of Canterbury#Monologion|Monologion]]'' at the request of his fellow monks.

==== Religion ====
* Demetrius Zvonimir donates the Benedictine monastery of [[Pope Gregory I|St. Gregory]] in [[Vrana (town)|Vrana]] to Gregory VII.</onlyinclude>