1068

Events 
 January 1 – Eudocia Macrembolitissa marries the general Romanus Diogenes who becomes Byzantine Emperor
 Emperor Go-Sanjō ascends the throne of Japan
 William the Conqueror takes Exeter, England after a brief siege
 Saint Herfast becomes the first Lord Chancellor of England in London, England at the age of 68. He does the job for two years before he retires
 Births 
 September 1 – King Henry I of England, English royal (d. 1135)