1042
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| Centuries: | 10th century - 11th century - 12th century |
| Decades: | 1010s 1020s 1030s - 1040s - 1050s 1060s 1070s |
| Years: | 1039 1040 1041 - 1042 - 1043 1044 1045 |
| 1042 by topic | |
| Lists of leaders | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
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| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 1042 MXLII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1795 |
| Armenian calendar | 491 ԹՎ ՆՂԱ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -802 – -801 |
| Berber calendar | 1992 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1586 |
| Burmese calendar | 404 |
| Chinese calendar | 3678/3738-12-7 (辛巳年十二月初七日) — to —
3679/3739-11-17(壬午年十一月十七日) |
| Coptic calendar | 758 – 759 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1034 – 1035 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4802 – 4803 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1097 – 1098 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 964 – 965 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4143 – 4144 |
| Holocene calendar | 11042 |
| Iranian calendar | 420 – 421 |
| Islamic calendar | 433 – 434 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 3375 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1585 |
[edit] Events
- April 18/April 19 — Emperor Michael V of the Byzantine Empire attempts to remain sole Emperor by sending his adoptive mother and co-ruler Zoe of Byzantium to a monastery.
- April 19 — Michael V of the Byzantine Empire is deposed by popular revolt. Zoe, Empress of the Byzantine Empire with co-rulers since 1028, becomes reigning Empress with her sister Theodora.
- June 8 — Edward the Confessor becomes King of England.
- June 11 — Empress Zoe marries for the third time and elevates her husband to the throne as Constantine IX.
- George Maniaces, Byzantine general in Sicily, revolts against Constantine IX.
- Harald III of Norway, at this time leader of the Varangian Guard in the Byzantine Empire, returns to Norway, possibly because of his involvement in Maniaces' revolt.
- Magnus I of Norway becomes King of Denmark.
- The Normans in Italy move their capital to Melfi.
- Abad II succeeds his father to the throne of Sevilla.
- Incursions by the Western Xia and the threat of further Liao Dynasty military actions against the Song Dynasty force an increase in tribute payments to the Liao.
- The Almoravids, led by Abdullah Ibn Yasin, invade Morocco.
- Byzantine-Arab Wars: The Byzantines conquer Edessa, returning to Christian hands after 400 years of Islamic rule.
[edit] Births
- date unknown — Pope Urban II (d. 1099)
[edit] Deaths
- June 8 — Harthacanute, King of Denmark and England
- August 24 — Michael V, Byzantine Emperor (b. 1015)
