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Pope Clement II convenes a synod in Rome that outlaws simony. He dies while on a return trip from Germany and the bishops elect Damasus II, but he reigns for just twenty-three days.
Norman general Robert Guiscard invades Italy, conquering Apulia and Calabria. He fights against the Byzantines, driving them from Italy by 1071.
Sweyn II becomes king of Denmark. After several years of conflict with Norway, a peace is established between the two countries.
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