- 1078
Events
* The Romanesque church is begun at
Santiago de Compostela , Galicia, Spain.
*Anselm of Canterbury becomes abbot of theAbbey of Bec .
* The Battle of Kalaura is fought.
* TheArmenian Kingdom of Cilicia is founded (approximate date).
* By this year, theiron industry inSong Dynasty China is producing a total weight of 127,000,000kg (125,000 t) of iron product per year.Births
* King Alexander I of
Scotland (d.1124 )Deaths
*
11 November —Udo of Nellenburg ,Archbishop of Trier (during the siege ofTübingen )
*Rhys ab Owain , king ofDeheubarth ,Wales
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