1096

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

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	10th century–11th century–12th century
Decades:	1060s1070s1080s–1090s–1100s1110s1120s
Years:	109310941095–1096–109710981099

1096 in othercalendars

Gregorian calendar	1096 MXCVI
Ab urbe condita	1849
Armenian calendar	545 ԹՎ ՇԽԵ
Assyrian calendar	5846
Balinese saka calendar	1017–1018
Bengali calendar	503
Berber calendar	2046
English Regnal year	9Will. 2– 10Will. 2
Buddhist calendar	1640
Burmese calendar	458
Byzantine calendar	6604–6605
Chinese calendar	Ất hợiNiên(WoodPig) 3792 or 3732 — to — Bính tử niên(FireRat) 3793 or 3733
Coptic calendar	812–813
Discordian calendar	2262
Ethiopian calendar	1088–1089
Hebrew calendar	4856–4857
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	1152–1153
-Shaka Samvat	1017–1018
-Kali Yuga	4196–4197
Holocene calendar	11096
Igbo calendar	96–97
Iranian calendar	474–475
Islamic calendar	488–490
Japanese calendar	Kahō3 /Eichō1 ( vĩnh trường nguyên niên )
Javanese calendar	1000–1001
Julian calendar	1096 MXCVI
Korean calendar	3429
Minguo calendar	816 beforeROC Dân tiền 816 niên
Nanakshahi calendar	−372
Seleucid era	1407/1408AG
Thai solar calendar	1638–1639
Tibetan calendar	Âm mộc trư niên (female Wood-Pig) 1222 or 841 or 69 — to — Dương hỏa thử niên (male Fire-Rat) 1223 or 842 or 70

1096(MXCVI) was aleap year starting on Tuesdayof theJulian calendar,the 1096th year of theCommon Era(CE) andAnno Domini(AD) designations, the 96th year of the2nd millennium,the 96th year of the11th century,and the 7th year of the1090sdecade. As of the start of 1096, the Gregorian calendar was 6 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

• Bernhard becomesBishop of Brandenburg
• First documented teaching at theUniversity of Oxford
• Beginning of thePeople's Crusade,theGerman Crusade,and theFirst Crusade
• Vital I MicheleisDoge of Venice
• Peter I,King of Aragon,conquersHuesca
• Phayao,now a province ofThailand,is founded as a kingdom