1053
| Years: 1050 1051 1052 - 1053 - 1054 1055 1056 | |
| Decades: 1020s 1030s 1040s - 1050s - 1060s 1070s 1080s | |
| Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century | |
Events
- June 18 - Battle of Civitate - 3000 horsemen of Norman Count Humphrey rout the troops of Pope Leo IX
- Good harvests in Europe
- Malcolm Canmore invades Scotland.
Births
- Emperor Shirakawa of Japan
- Vladimir Monomakh
- twins Ramon Berenguer II the Towhead and Berenguer Ramon II the Fratricide, counts of Barcelona
Deaths
Heads of states
- Denmark - Sweyn Estridson, King (1047 - 1076).
- England - Edward the Confessor, King (1042 - 1066).
- Holy See - Leo IX,Pope (1049-1054).
- Japan - Go-Reizei, Emperor (1045 - 1068)
- Kievan Rus' - Yaroslav I the Wise, Kniaz (1019 - 1054).
- Norway - Harald Hardråde, King (1046 - 1066).
- Scotland - Macbeth, King (1040 - 1057)
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