1051
Sep 21
| 1051 • Hilarion of Kiev becomes the first native metropolitan of the Eastern Orthodox Church in Kievan Rus. |
1072
Age: 20y
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| 1072 • The Song Dynasty Chinese polymath scientist and statesman Shen Kuo is appointed as the head official for the Bureau of Astronomy, where he begins his groundbreaking work with the colleague Wei Pu on accurately plotting the orbital paths of the stars, planets, and moon three times a night for a continuum of five years. |
1087
Dec 27
Age: 36y
| 1087 • Mahdia campaign: The navies of Genoa and Pisa take the capital of the Zirids and occupy it for a year. Subsequently both republics obtain trading privileges.Gilbert Meynier (2010) L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518). Paris: La Découverte; pp.56. |