Historical Events In 1072

Jan 10   Palermo falls to Robert Guiscard and his brother Roger, who begin to conquer all of Sicily.   

Jan 10   Robert Guiscard conquers Palermo   

Mar 16   Adalbert, archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, dies   

Mar 28   Ordulf, Duke of Saxony   

Oct 04   Sancho II, king of Castile/bro of Alfonso VI, murdered at about 35.   

Oct 06   Sancho II, king of Castile (1065-72), murdered   

Mar 16   Adalbert: Archbishop of bremen-hamburg,   

Mar 28   Ordulf: Duke of saxony   

Sep 22   Ouyang xiu: Chinese historian and scholar-official (b. 1007)   

Oct 04   Sancho ii: King of castile/bro of alfonso vi, murdered at about 35   

Oct 06   Sancho ii: King of castile (1065-72), murdered   

Dec 15   Alp arslan: Turkish sultan in persia (b. 1029)