1073
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[edit] Events
- April 22 - Pope Gregory VII (Cardinal Hildebrand) succeeds Pope Alexander II as the 155th pope.
- Emperor Shirakawa ascends the throne of Japan
- Rabbi Yitchaki Alfassi finishes writing the Rif, an important work of Jewish law.
- John IX bar Shushan ends term as Syrian Patriarch of Antioch
- Beginning of Sviatoslav II's reign as ruler of Kievan Rus
- Seljuk Turks conquer Ankara