1050s
Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th centuryDecades: 1010s - 1020s - 1030s - 1040s - 1050s - 1060s - 1070s - 1080s - 1090s - 1100s - 1110s
1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060
Events:
- 1050
- Hedeby sacked by King Harald Hardraade of Norway during the course of a conflict with [King Eric Estridsson of Denmark]?
- King (Anund Jakob) of Sweden succeeded by (Emund den Gamle). See Swedish monarchs.
- 1053 Malcolm III of Scotland invades Scotland
- 1054
- A powerful supernova is observed. It was so bright that could be seen in daylight. The supernova remnant left by the event is now known as the Crab Nebula.
- Pope Leo IX and Michael Cerularius, Partiarch of Constantinople, decree each other's excommunication, finalising the Great Schism between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.
- Malcolm Canmore begins his campaign for the throne of Scotland
- 1055
- Seljuk Turks capture Baghdad
- Pope Victor II attains papacy
- 1057
- Change of Scottish Monarch from Macbeth to Lulach
- Pope Stephen X attains papacy, Pope Victor II dies
