1096

Peter the Hermit preaching in Cologne, to gather followers for the People's Crusade.

Year 1096 (MXCVI) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	10th century – 11th century – 12th century
Decades:	1060s  1070s  1080s  – 1090s –  1100s  1110s  1120s
Years:	1093 1094 1095 – 1096 – 1097 1098 1099

Events

• Bernhard becomes Bishop of Brandenburg
• First documented teaching at the University of Oxford
• Beginning of the People's Crusade, the German Crusade, and the First Crusade
• Vital I Michele is Doge of Venice
• Peter I, King of Aragon, conquers Huesca
• Phayao, now a province of Thailand, is founded as a kingdom