Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century

Decades: 1000s 1010s 1020s 1030s 1040s - 1050s - 1060s 1070s 1080s 1090s 1100s

Years: 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 - 1058 - 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063

Table of contents

1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths

Events

• Antipope Benedict X is crowned pope, later deposed.
• Pope Nicholas II is elected pope in December, crowned in following year.
• Malcolm III of Scotland becomes King of Scotland.
• Battle of Varaville
• Boleslaus II takes office as duke of Poland.
• Construction begins on Cathedral of Parma, Italy.
• Aldred becomes the first English bishop to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.

Deaths