1045
Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century
Decades: 990s 1000s 1010s 1020s 1030s - 1040s - 1050s 1060s 1070s 1080s 1090s
Years: 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 - 1045 - 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050
Events
- Emperor Go-Reizei ascends the throne of Japan.
- Harold Godwinson becomes Earl of Wessex.
- Edward the Confessor marries Edith.
- Edward the Confessor begins construction on Westminster Abbey.
- Pope Benedict IX sells the Papacy to Pope Gregory VI.
- Invention of movable type printing by Bi Sheng in China.
- Stephen, Count of Blois (approximately)
- El Cid (approximately)
