1072
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 10th century – 11th century – 12th century |
| Decades: | 1040s 1050s 1060s – 1070s – 1080s 1090s 1100s |
| Years: | 1069 1070 1071 – 1072 – 1073 1074 1075 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1072 MLXXII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1825 |
| Armenian calendar | 521 ԹՎ ՇԻԱ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5822 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 993–994 |
| Bengali calendar | 479 |
| Berber calendar | 2022 |
| English Regnal year | 6 Will. 1 – 7 Will. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1616 |
| Burmese calendar | 434 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6580–6581 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 3768 or 3708 — to — 壬子年 (Water Rat) 3769 or 3709 |
| Coptic calendar | 788–789 |
| Discordian calendar | 2238 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1064–1065 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4832–4833 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1128–1129 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 993–994 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4172–4173 |
| Holocene calendar | 11072 |
| Igbo calendar | 72–73 |
| Iranian calendar | 450–451 |
| Islamic calendar | 464–465 |
| Japanese calendar | Enkyū 4 (延久４年) |
| Javanese calendar | 976–977 |
| Julian calendar | 1072 MLXXII |
| Korean calendar | 3405 |
| Minguo calendar | 840 before ROC 民前840年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −396 |
| Seleucid era | 1383/1384 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1614–1615 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) 1198 or 817 or 45 — to — 阳水鼠年 (male Water-Rat) 1199 or 818 or 46 |
1072 (MLXXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1072nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 72nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 72nd year of the 11th century, and the 3rd year of the 1070s decade. As of the start of 1072, the Gregorian calendar was 6 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
[change | change source]- William I of England invades Scotland, and also receives the submission of Hereward the Wake.
- Osbern FitzOsbern becomes Bishop of Exeter.
- January 10 – Normans conquer Palermo in Sicily.