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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 |
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Year1042(MXLII) was acommon year starting on Friday(link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar.
Events
[edit]By place
[edit]Byzantine Empire
[edit]- 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.
Europe
[edit]- 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]
England
[edit]- June 8 – KingHarthacnutcollapses and dies while attending a party. His half-brotherEdward the Confessorbecomes king ofEngland.
Islamic world
[edit]- TheAlmoravids,led byAbdallah ibn Yasin,invadeMorocco(approximate date).
Births
[edit]- Bolesław II the Generous,king ofPoland(approximate date)
- Canute IV( "the Holy" ), king ofDenmark(approximate date)
- Fujiwara no Morozane,Japanesenoblemanandregent(d.1101)
- Gissur Ísleifsson,Icelandic clergyman and bishop (d.1118)
- Johannes of Jerusalem,French monk andabbot(d.1119)
- Louis the Springer,German nobleman (d.1123)
- Minamoto no Yoshitsuna,Japanesesamurai(d.1134)
- Sancho V,king ofAragonandPamplona(d.1094)
Deaths
[edit]- January 25–Abbad I,founder of theAbbadid Dynasty(b.984)
- June 8–Harthacnut,king of Denmark andEngland
- August 24–Michael V Kalaphates,Byzantine emperor
- Anushtakin al-Dizbari,Fatimid governor ofAleppo
- Pardos,Byzantine governor (catepan) ofItaly
References
[edit]- ^Richard Brzezinski (1998).History of Poland: Old Poland – The Piast Dynasty,p. 18.ISBN83-7212-019-6.
- ^"The Chronicle of Novgorod"(PDF).London Offices of the Society. 1914.Archived(PDF)from the original on October 9, 2022.