Major Events Mar 6 Omar ibn Ibrahim al-Chajjam completes Jalali-calendar Mar 16 Iran adopts solar Hijrah calendar Apr 11 Bishop Stanislaus of Kraków is executed by order of Bolesław II of Poland Born in 1079 Aug 8 Emperor Horikawa of Japan (d. 1107) Who Died in 1079 May 8 Stanislaus, Polish clergyman (Bishop of Kraków, 1072-79), martyr, and Catholic saint, murdered by of King Bolesław II the Bold, at 48 [date observed in Poland, exact date disputed, some sources say April, some May 7] 1078 History by Year 1080 World Leaders in 1079 Henry IV Aug March Apr T 1W 2T 3F 4S 5S 6M 7T 8W 9T 10F 11S 12S 13M 14T 15W 16T 17F 18S 19S 20M 21T 22W 23T 24F 25S 26S 27M 28T 29W 30T 31 1078 1079 1080 List of Years All Days 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 All Months JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember All TypesEventsBirthdaysDeathsWeddings Search