MLXIX in Roman numerals
- Harrying Of The North — King William of England ( William The Conqueror ) reacts to rebellions made by his people against him. He rides through the north of England with his army and burns houses, crops, cattle and land from York to Durham . Results in the deaths of over 100,000 people, mainly from Starvation and winter cold.
- William The Conqueror founds the Norman Selby Abbey
- Abbad III Al-Mu'tamid succeeds his father to the throne of Sevilla .
- Wang Anshi , chancellor of the Chinese Song Dynasty , implements the New Policies, which include financial reforms, raising the salaries of officials to reduce corruption, institution of the Baojia System , etc.
- Magnus II Of Norway dies and Olav III becomes sole King of Norway .
- The Seljuk Turks fail to capture Iconium following a Byzantine counter-attack launched from Syria.
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