1080
year
1080 (MLXXX) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1080th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 80th year of the 2nd millennium, the 80th year of the 11th century, and the 1st year of the 1080s decade. As of the start of 1080, the Gregorian calendar was 6 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 10th century – 11th century – 12th century |
| Decades: | 1050s 1060s 1070s – 1080s – 1090s 1100s 1110s |
| Years: | 1077 1078 1079 – 1080 – 1081 1082 1083 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1080 MLXXX |
| Ab urbe condita | 1833 |
| Armenian calendar | 529 ԹՎ ՇԻԹ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5830 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1001–1002 |
| Bengali calendar | 487 |
| Berber calendar | 2030 |
| English Regnal year | 14 Will. 1 – 15 Will. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1624 |
| Burmese calendar | 442 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6588–6589 |
| Chinese calendar | 己未年 (Earth Goat) 3776 or 3716 — to — 庚申年 (Metal Monkey) 3777 or 3717 |
| Coptic calendar | 796–797 |
| Discordian calendar | 2246 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1072–1073 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4840–4841 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1136–1137 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1001–1002 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4180–4181 |
| Holocene calendar | 11080 |
| Igbo calendar | 80–81 |
| Iranian calendar | 458–459 |
| Islamic calendar | 472–473 |
| Japanese calendar | Jōryaku 4 (承暦４年) |
| Javanese calendar | 984–985 |
| Julian calendar | 1080 MLXXX |
| Korean calendar | 3413 |
| Minguo calendar | 832 before ROC 民前832年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −388 |
| Seleucid era | 1391/1392 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1622–1623 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴土羊年 (female Earth-Goat) 1206 or 825 or 53 — to — 阳金猴年 (male Iron-Monkey) 1207 or 826 or 54 |
Events
change- William I of England, in a letter, reminds the Bishop of Rome that the King of England owes him no allegiance.
- King Alfonso VI of Castile establishes the Latin liturgy in Catholic church in place of the Mozarabic rite.
- Ísleifur Gissurarson, the first bishop in Iceland, dies while giving mass in Skálholt church.
- Osmund, Bishop of Salisbury, builds Devizes Castle.
Births
change- Edith Matilda of Scotland, Queen consort of King Henry I of England (died 1118)
- Thomas of Canterbury, Anglo-Norman nobleman (died 1159)
Deaths
change- King Harald III of Denmark (born c.1044)
- Andronikus VI, Byzantine emperor
- Ísleifur Gissurarson, Icelandic bishop