1054
| Years: 1051 1052 1053 - 1054 - 1055 1056 1057 | |
| Decades: 1020s 1030s 1040s - 1050s - 1060s 1070s 1080s | |
| Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century | |
Events
- July 4 - A supernova is recorded by the Chinese and possibly Native Americans near the star ζ Tauri. For several months it remains bright enough to be seen during the day. Its remnants form the Crab Nebula.
- Pope Leo IX and Michael Cerularius, Patriarch of Constantinople, decree each other's excommunication, finalising the Great Schism between the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christian Churches. To this day each claims to be the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church and each denies the other's right to that name.
- Malcolm Canmore begins his campaign for the throne of Scotland. July 27 Macbeth's troops defeated in Dunsinane Hill but he himself escapes
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