1045

Year 1045 (MXLV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	10th century 11th century 12th century
Decades:	1020s 1030s 1040s 1050s 1060s
Years:	1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048

1045 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	1045 MXLV
Ab urbe condita	1798
Armenian calendar	494 ԹՎ ՆՂԴ
Assyrian calendar	5795
Balinese saka calendar	966–967
Bengali calendar	452
Berber calendar	1995
English Regnal year	N/A
Buddhist calendar	1589
Burmese calendar	407
Byzantine calendar	6553–6554
Chinese calendar	甲申年 (Wood Monkey) 3741 or 3681     — to — 乙酉年 (Wood Rooster) 3742 or 3682
Coptic calendar	761–762
Discordian calendar	2211
Ethiopian calendar	1037–1038
Hebrew calendar	4805–4806
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1101–1102
- Shaka Samvat	966–967
- Kali Yuga	4145–4146
Holocene calendar	11045
Igbo calendar	45–46
Iranian calendar	423–424
Islamic calendar	436–437
Japanese calendar	Kantoku 2 (寛徳２年)
Javanese calendar	948–949
Julian calendar	1045 MXLV
Korean calendar	3378
Minguo calendar	867 before ROC 民前867年
Nanakshahi calendar	−423
Seleucid era	1356/1357 AG
Thai solar calendar	1587–1588
Tibetan calendar	阳木猴年 (male Wood-Monkey) 1171 or 790 or 18     — to — 阴木鸡年 (female Wood-Rooster) 1172 or 791 or 19

Events

• Emperor Go-Reizei ascends the throne of Japan.[1]
• Edward the Confessor marries Edith of Wessex,[2] and begins construction of Westminster Abbey in England.[3]
• January 20 – Pope Sylvester III becomes the 146th pope, succeeding Benedict IX, who abdicated during the previous year.[4]
• February – Pope Sylvester III is deposed (election deemed invalid); Pope Benedict IX is elected once more, becoming the 147th pope.[4]
• May 5 – Pope Gregory VI becomes the 148th pope, following the resignation of Pope Benedict IX in exchange for money. There are growing allegations that simony is taking place during Gregory VI's reign.[5]
• Movable type printing is invented by Bi Sheng in China.[6]
• The Lingxiao Pagoda of China is built, during the Song Dynasty.
• The Qingli Reforms, put forth by the Chinese statesman Fan Zhongyan in 1043,[7] are halted by their conservative ministerial peers, but will later influence reform efforts under Wang Anshi.[8]
• The Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia is surrendered to the Eastern Roman Empire, ending the Kingdom.

Births

• Stephen, Count of Blois (approximately) (d. 1102)[9]
• Huang Tingjian, famous Chinese calligrapher, painter, and poet (d. 1105)[10]

Deaths

• February 7 – Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (b. 1009)[11]
• May 27 – Bruno of Würzburg, imperial chancellor of Italy (b. c. 1005)[12]
• Hemma of Gurk, Austrian religious founder and countess (b. 980)[13]
• Radbot, Count of Habsburg (b. 985)[14]

References

1. Adolphson, Mikael S. (2000). The Gates of Power: Monks, Courtiers, and Warriors in Premodern Japan. University of Hawaii Press. p. 77. ISBN 9780824823344.
2. "Edward the Confessor". BBC - History. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
3. "Westminster Abbey". www.westendatwar.org.uk. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
4. "Sylvester III - pope or antipope". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
5. "Gregory VI - pope". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
6. "No. 894: Inventing Printing". www.uh.edu. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
7. Ebrey, Patricia Buckley; Smith, Paul Jakov (2016). State Power in China, 900-1325. University of Washington Press. p. 192. ISBN 9780295998480.
8. Ebrey, Patricia Buckley; Smith, Paul Jakov (2016). State Power in China, 900-1325. University of Washington Press. p. 172. ISBN 9780295998480.
9. Westfahl, Gary (2015). A Day in a Working Life: 300 Trades and Professions through History [3 volumes]: 300 Trades and Professions through History. ABC-CLIO. p. 597. ISBN 9781610694032.
10. Fu, Shen (2003). "Huang Tingjian". Oxford Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.t039229. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
11. "Gosuzaku, Emperor of Japan, 1009-1045". id.loc.gov. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
12. "Bruno Saint, Bishop of Würzburg approximately 1005-1045". Worldcat. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
13. "Hemma of Gurk, Saint approximately 980-approximately 1045". Worldcat. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
14. Leeson, R. (2014). Hayek: A Collaborative Biography: Part II, Austria, America and the Rise of Hitler, 1899-1933. Springer. p. 1. ISBN 9781137325099.