Disasters & Accidents in the 11th century

9 sourced entries, 1001 CE to 1086 CE, oldest first. Also see Disasters & Accidents across every century or everything else in the 11th century.

• 1001November – The imperial palace is destroyed by fire.source
• 1010The Nile river in Egypt freezes over.source
• 1015November – The newly constructed Japanese imperial residence burns down.source
• 1017Michinaga makes a pilgrimage to the Iwashimizu Shrine in Japan accompanied by many courtiers. The travelers divide themselves amongst 15 boats for a floating trip down the Yotogawa River. One of the vessels overturns and more than 30 people lose their lives.source
• 1029March/April: The Ghaznavid Sultan Maḥmūd brutally sacks the city of Rayy after receiving a request for help by its Buyyid ruler Majd al-Dawla against his rebellious troops. He crucifies a large number of the local population and burns many books that he considers heretical.source
• 1056The Muslims expel 300 Christians from Jerusalem, and European Christians are forbidden to enter the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.source
• 1064Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex, is shipwrecked on the shores of Ponthieu (Normandy). He is captured by Count Guy I who takes him as hostage to his castle of Beaurian.source
• 1077August 14 – A fire destroys much of London.source
• 1086Sultan Malik-Shah I rebuilds the Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf (modern Iraq), after it was destroyed by fire.source