Mar 23 18th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
Sep 28 William the Conqueror has landed at Pevensey
Dec 25 William the Conqueror's coronation, held at Westminster Abbey
Dec 25 Harold II is killed in the Battle of Hastings, and William is crowned December 25
Jan 06 King Harald of England crowned
Jan 06 King Harald of England crowned
Oct 14 Battle of Hastings
Oct 14 The Battle of Hastings seals the Norman conquest of England by Norsemen under William, 39, duke of Normandy, who will be called William the Conqueror and will rule England as William I until his death in 1087
