What Happened in 1061

Major Events

  • Oct 28 Emperor disposes of bishop Cadalus & Pope Honorius II

Who Died in 1061

  • Jan 28 Duke Spytihněv II of Bohemia (b. 1031)
  • May 5 Humbert of Silva Candida, French abbot and cardinal whose bull of excommunication began the Great Schism, dies (b. c. 1000)
  • Jun 28 Floris I, Count of Frisia (now Holland), dies at about 44 [born c. 1017]


World Leaders in 1061