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1085

EVENTS

April 2 — Emperor Zhezong becomes Emperor of Song Dynasty . Empress Dowager Gao cancells all the reforms packages and dismisses pro-reform Wang Anshi .

May 25 — Alfonso VI Of Castile takes Toledo , Spain back from the Moors and invites French Knight s to settle the central Plateau of Spain .

Domesday Survey is commissioned by William I Of England to ensure proper taxation and levies.

Katedralskolan, Lund , the oldest school in Scandinavia is founded.

Ísleifur Gissurarson is made the first Bishop of Iceland .

By This Year , the annual output of Copper currency for the Chinese Song Dynasty reaches 6 billion coins a year, prompting the Chinese government to adopt the world's first Paper-printed Money later in the 1120 s.

BIRTHS

Alberich Of Reims (d. 1141 )

Raoul I, Count Of Vermandois (d. October 14 , 1152 )

Robert Fitz Martin (d. 1159 )

Zhang Zeduan , Chinese painter (d. 1145 )

DEATHS

April 1 — Emperor Shenzong of China (b. 1048 )

May 25 — Pope Gregory VII

July 15 — Robert Guiscard

Cheng Hao (b. 1032 ) Song Dynasty China Neo-Confucian Philosopher