Notable Deaths In 1072

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)