1057

Events

• King Macbeth I of Scotland is killed in battle against Malcolm Canmore. He is succeeded as Scottish Monarch by his stepson Lulach.
• Pope Stephen X attains papacy.
• King Anawrahta of Myanmar captures Thanton in northern Thailand, strengthening Theravada Buddhism in the country.

Births

Deaths

• February Edward the Exile Etheling, son of Edmund II of England
• July 28 - Pope Victor II
• August 15 - Macbeth, king of Scotland (r. 1040-1057)
• August 31 - Leofric, Earl of Mercia
• Abu al-Ala al-Maarri , poet