1053 (MLIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1053rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 53rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 53rd year of the 11th century, and the 4th year of the 1050s decade. As of the start of 1053, the Gregorian calendar was 6 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Millennium: 2nd millennium
Centuries: 10th century11th century12th century
Decades: 1020s  1030s  1040s  – 1050s –  1060s  1070s  1080s
Years: 1050 1051 105210531054 1055 1056
1053 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar1053
MLIII
Ab urbe condita1806
Armenian calendar502
ԹՎ ՇԲ
Assyrian calendar5803
Balinese saka calendar974–975
Bengali calendar460
Berber calendar2003
English Regnal yearN/A
Buddhist calendar1597
Burmese calendar415
Byzantine calendar6561–6562
Chinese calendar壬辰(Water Dragon)
3749 or 3689
    — to —
癸巳年 (Water Snake)
3750 or 3690
Coptic calendar769–770
Discordian calendar2219
Ethiopian calendar1045–1046
Hebrew calendar4813–4814
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat1109–1110
 - Shaka Samvat974–975
 - Kali Yuga4153–4154
Holocene calendar11053
Igbo calendar53–54
Iranian calendar431–432
Islamic calendar444–445
Japanese calendarEishō 8 / Tengi 1
(天喜元年)
Javanese calendar956–957
Julian calendar1053
MLIII
Korean calendar3386
Minguo calendar859 before ROC
民前859年
Nanakshahi calendar−415
Seleucid era1364/1365 AG
Thai solar calendar1595–1596
Tibetan calendar阳水龙年
(male Water-Dragon)
1179 or 798 or 26
    — to —
阴水蛇年
(female Water-Snake)
1180 or 799 or 27
Map of Battle of Civitate (Southern Italy). Papal forces (left) with blue banners.
Map of Battle of Civitate (Southern Italy). Papal forces (left) with blue banners.

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