1042

1042 in variouscalendars
Gregorian calendar	1042; MXLII
Ab urbe condita	1795
Armenian calendar	491; ԹՎ ՆՂԱ
Assyrian calendar	5792
Balinese saka calendar	963–964
Bengali calendar	449
Berber calendar	1992
English Regnal year	N/A
Buddhist calendar	1586
Burmese calendar	404
Byzantine calendar	6550–6551
Chinese calendar	Tân tịNăm (MetalSnake); 3739 or 3532; — to —; Nhâm ngọ năm (WaterHorse); 3740 or 3533
Coptic calendar	758–759
Discordian calendar	2208
Ethiopian calendar	1034–1035
Hebrew calendar	4802–4803
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	1098–1099
-Shaka Samvat	963–964
-Kali Yuga	4142–4143
Holocene calendar	11042
Igbo calendar	42–43
Iranian calendar	420–421
Islamic calendar	433–434
Japanese calendar	Chōkyū3; ( lâu dài ３ năm )
Javanese calendar	945–946
Julian calendar	1042; MXLII
Korean calendar	3375
Minguo calendar	870 beforeROC; Dân trước 870 năm
Nanakshahi calendar	−426
Seleucid era	1353/1354AG
Thai solar calendar	1584–1585
Tibetan calendar	Âm kim xà năm; (female Iron-Snake); 1168 or 787 or 15; — to —; Dương thủy mã năm; (male Water-Horse); 1169 or 788 or 16

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	10th century; 11th century; 12th century;
Decades:	1020s; 1030s; 1040s; 1050s; 1060s;
Years:	1039; 1040; 1041; 1042; 1043; 1044; 1045;

Year1042(MXLII) was acommon year starting on Friday(link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar.

Events

April 19– EmperorMichael V Kalaphatesbanishes his adoptive mother and co-rulerZoë,for plotting to poison him, to the island ofPrincipo.His announcement as sole emperor leads to a popular revolt.
April 20– Zoë is proclaimed as empress at an assembly inHagia Sophia,along with her sisterTheodora,as co-ruler. Michael V flees to themonastery of Stoudios,but is arrested, blinded and castrated.
Zoë recallsSynodianos,governor of theCatepanate of Italy,and replaces him withGeorge Maniakes(the disgraced head of theSicilian campaign). All ofApuliais in the hands of the Lombard rebels.
June 11– Zoë marries her third husband, a Byzantine bureaucrat who ascends as co-emperorConstantine IXatConstantinople.Theodora agrees to surrender her co-emperorship.
Summer – George Maniakes goes on a march through Apulia, plundering the towns that have declared for the Lombard rebels. Constantine IX recalls Maniakes to Constantinople.
George Maniakes revolts against Constantine IX and is declared emperor by his troops. He capturesPardoswho has landed with an army atOtrantoto take over his command.
Byzantine–Arab War:The Byzantines reconquer the fortress city ofEdessa(modernTurkey), returning it to Christian hands, after 400 years of Islamic rule (approximate date).
Dukljasecures its independence from the Byzantine Empire.

January 25–Abbad Idies after a 19-year reign as independent ruler of theTaifa of SevilleinAl-Andalus(modernSpain). He is succeeded by his sonAbbad II(until1069).
Casimir I,duke ofPoland,succeeds in reuniting the realm which earns him the name "the Restorer". He signs a treaty withBretislav I,duke ofBohemia,atRegensburg.^[1]
June 8–Magnus the Goodbecomes king ofDenmarkafter the death of Harthacnut. Despite a claim to the throne bySweyn II,Magnus takes control of Denmark.
Autumn – Norman mercenaries assemble atMateraand decide to electWilliam Iron Armas count ofMelfiand leader of the Normans inSouthern Italy.
Harald Hardrada,leader of theVarangian Guardin theByzantine Empire,returns toNorway,possibly because of his involvement in Maniakes' revolt.
Finnish–Novgorodian War:Grand PrinceVladimir Yaroslavichwages a campaign against theTavastians(yem).^[2]

June 8 – KingHarthacnutcollapses and dies while attending a party. His half-brotherEdward the Confessorbecomes king ofEngland.

^Richard Brzezinski (1998).History of Poland: Old Poland – The Piast Dynasty,p. 18.ISBN 83-7212-019-6.
^"The Chronicle of Novgorod"(PDF).London Offices of the Society. 1914.Archived(PDF)from the original on October 9, 2022.

1042 by topic
Leaders
Political entities State leaders Religious leaders
Birth and death categories
Births–Deaths
Establishments and disestablishments categories
Establishments–Disestablishments
v t e