Editing 1064

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[[File:CampodeiMiracoliPisa edit.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|The [[Piazza dei Miracoli]] in [[Pisa]] ([[Italy]])]]
Year '''1064''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MLXIV]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Thursday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

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

==== Europe ====
* Summer &ndash; King [[Ferdinand I of León|Ferdinand I]] (the Great) conquers more territory in modern-day [[Portugal]] and captures [[Coimbra]]. He appoints [[Sisnando Davides]] to reorganise the economy and administer the lands encircling the city.
* European warriors go to [[Spain]], to participate in the [[Crusade of Barbastro|siege of Barbastro]]. This expedition is sanctioned by Pope [[Pope Alexander II|Alexander II]] – and is now regarded as an early form of [[Crusades|Crusade]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=McGrank|first=Lawrence|title=Norman crusaders and the Catalan reconquest: Robert Burdet and te principality of Tarragona 1129-55|journal=Journal of Medieval History|year=1981|volume=7|issue=1|pages=67–82|doi=10.1016/0304-4181(81)90036-1}}</ref>
* [[Harold Godwinson]], Earl of [[Wessex]], is shipwrecked on the shores of [[Ponthieu]] ([[Duchy of Normandy|Normandy]]). He is captured by Count [[Guy I, Count of Ponthieu|Guy I]] who takes him as hostage to his castle of [[Beaurainville|Beaurian]]. 
* Duke [[William the Conqueror|William I]] (the Bastard) demands the release of Harold Godwinson from Guy I (after a [[ransom]] being paid). Harold must swear an oath to aid William to the throne of [[Kingdom of England|England]].
* Kings [[Harald Hardrada]] of [[Kingdom of Norway (872–1397)|Norway]] and [[Sweyn II of Denmark]] agree to a peace agreement. Harald turns his attentions to England where he believes he has a right to the throne.

==== Seljuk Empire ====
* [[April 27]] &ndash; [[Alp Arslan]] succeeds to the throne, as sultan of the [[Seljuk Empire]]. He becomes sole ruler of [[Iran|Persia]] from the river [[Amu Darya|Oxus]] to the [[Tigris]]. 
* The Seljuk Turks under Alp Arslan invade [[Anatolia]], and capture [[Ani]] after a [[siege]] of 25-days. He sacks the city and slaughters its citizens.<ref>Baynes, T.S. (2008). ''Anni, Encyclopædia Britannica'' (9th ed.). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, p. 72.</ref>
* [[Badr al-Jamali]], Fatimid governor of [[Jund Dimashq|Syria]], tries to engineer a pro-Fatimid coup in [[Aleppo]]; but the rebellion is suppressed by Musa Yabgu.<ref>David Nicolle (2013). Osprey: ''Manzikert 1071: The breaking of Byzantium'', p. 20. {{ISBN|978-1-78096-503-1}}.</ref>

==== Asia ====
* King [[Bagrat IV of Georgia]] captures the fortress city of [[Samshvilde]], the capital of the neighboring [[Kingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget|Tashir-Dzoraget]].

==== Mesoamerica ====
* [[January 4]] &ndash; The [[Aztecs]] migrate from [[Aztlán]] to the southern lands in central [[Mexico]].<ref>Anales de Tlatelolco, Rafael Tena INAH–CONACULTA 2004, p. 55.</ref>

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* Winter &ndash; [[Great German Pilgrimage of 1064–65|Great German Pilgrimage]]: Archbishop [[Siegfried I (archbishop of Mainz)|Siegfried I]] of [[Electorate of Mainz|Mainz]] leads a [[pilgrimage]] to [[Jerusalem]]. Either during this pilgrimage or shortly before it, the ''[[Ezzolied]]''; a [[Medieval German literature|High German poem]] on the life of [[Christ]], is composed.
* [[Michaelsberg Abbey, Siegburg|Michaelsberg Abbey]] at [[Siegburg]] (modern [[Germany]]) is founded by [[Anno II]], archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne|Cologne]].
* Construction of the [[Piazza dei Miracoli]] (known as Piazza del Duomo) at [[Pisa]] in [[Tuscany]] begins.

==== Volcanology ====
* [[Sunset Crater Volcano]] (modern-day [[Arizona]]) first erupts (approximate date)
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== Births ==
* [[Adela of Flanders]], queen of [[Denmark]] (approximate date)
* [[Beatrice I of Bigorre|Beatrice I]], countess of [[County of Bigorre|Bigorre]] (approximate date)
* [[Bořivoj II, Duke of Bohemia|Bořivoj II]] (or Borivoi), duke of [[Duchy of Bohemia|Bohemia]] (approximate date)
* [[Danxia Zichun]], Chinese [[Zen]] [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] monk (d. [[1117]])
* [[Hugh of Flavigny]], French [[abbot]] (approximate date)
* [[Robert Fitz Richard]], English [[Nobility|nobleman]] (d. [[1136]])

== Deaths ==
* [[August 15]] &ndash; [[Ibn Hazm]], Andalusian [[historian]] and poet (b. [[994]])
* [[November 29]] &ndash; [[Al-Kunduri]], vizier of the [[Seljuk Empire]] (b. [[1024]])
* [[December 19]] &ndash; [[Fujiwara no Nagaie]], Japanese nobleman (b. [[1005]])
* [[Akkadevi]], princess of the [[Chalukya dynasty]] (b. [[1010]])
* [[Dromtön]], Tibetan monk and founder of [[Reting Monastery]]
* [[Dub dá Leithe]] (or Dubhdalethe), Irish abbot
* [[Gozelo I, Count of Montaigu|Gozelo I]] (or Gozelon), [[count of Montaigu]]
* [[Llywelyn Aurdorchog]], Welsh nobleman (approximate date)
* [[Yaakov ben Yakar]], German Jewish [[rabbi]] (b. [[990]])
* [[Yi Yuanji]], Chinese [[Chinese painting|painter]] (approximate date)

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