Years: 1068 1069 1070 - 1071 - 1072 1073 1074

Decades: 1040s 1050s 1060s - 1070s - 1080s 1090s 1100s

Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century

Events

• Byzantine Empire loses Battle of Manzikert to Turkish army under Alp Arslan. Control of much of Asia Minor passes to the Turks.
• The last Byzantine-controlled city in southern Italy, Bari, is captured.
• Construction of Richmond Castle in North Yorkshire, England begins.

Births

• October 22 - William IX, Duke of Aquitaine, poet (d. 1127)