Famous Deaths In 1048

Aug 09 Pope Damasus II [Poppo] dies in Rome, after reigning for only 23 days in the year 1048.  

Dec 13 Al-Biruni, Arabic royal astrologer, dies at 74 in the year 1048.  

May 18 In the year 1048 birth of omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher (d. 1131)  

May 25 Emperor Shenzong of China (d. 1085) was born on this day in history.