1078 (MLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1078th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 78th year of the 2nd millennium, the 78th year of the 11th century, and the 9th year of the 1070s decade. As of the start of 1078, the Gregorian calendar was 6 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 10th century – 11th century – 12th century |
| Decades: | 1040s 1050s 1060s – 1070s – 1080s 1090s 1100s |
| Years: | 1075 1076 1077 – 1078 – 1079 1080 1081 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1078 MLXXVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1831 |
| Armenian calendar | 527 ԹՎ ՇԻԷ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5828 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 999–1000 |
| Bengali calendar | 485 |
| Berber calendar | 2028 |
| English Regnal year | 12 Will. 1 – 13 Will. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1622 |
| Burmese calendar | 440 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6586–6587 |
| Chinese calendar | 丁巳年 (Fire Snake) 3774 or 3714 — to — 戊午年 (Earth Horse) 3775 or 3715 |
| Coptic calendar | 794–795 |
| Discordian calendar | 2244 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1070–1071 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4838–4839 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1134–1135 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 999–1000 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4178–4179 |
| Holocene calendar | 11078 |
| Igbo calendar | 78–79 |
| Iranian calendar | 456–457 |
| Islamic calendar | 470–471 |
| Japanese calendar | Jōryaku 2 (承暦２年) |
| Javanese calendar | 982–983 |
| Julian calendar | 1078 MLXXVIII |
| Korean calendar | 3411 |
| Minguo calendar | 834 before ROC 民前834年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −390 |
| Seleucid era | 1389/1390 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1620–1621 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴火蛇年 (female Fire-Snake) 1204 or 823 or 51 — to — 阳土马年 (male Earth-Horse) 1205 or 824 or 52 |
Events
- The Tower of London is built.
- Philaretos Brachamios does not keep his claim to the Byzantine Empire after he becomes duke of Antioch.
- August 7 – Battle of Mellrichstadt between Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor and the German anti-king Rudolf of Swabia
Births
- King Alexander I of Scotland, Scottish royal (died 1124)
- Constance of France, daughter of King Philip I of France (died 1118)
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