1045

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Events

Births

Deaths

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.

★ January 20 — Pope Sylvester III, becomes the 146th pope, succeeding former pope Benedict IX who abdicated the previous year.

★ April — Pope Sylvester III, is deposed (election deemed invalid), Pope Benedict IX elected once more, becoming the 147th pope.

★ May 5 — Pope Gregory VI becomes the 148th pope, following the deposition of Pope Benedict IX. There are growing allegations, that simony is taking place during Gregory VI's reign.

★ Movable type printing is invented by Bi Sheng in China.

★ The Lingxiao Pagoda of China is built during the Song Dynasty.

Births

★ Stephen, Count of Blois (approximately) (d. 1102)

★ Waltheof, 1st Earl of Northampton (approximately) (d. 1076)

★ Huang Tingjian, famous Chinese calligrapher, painter, and poet (d. 1105)

Deaths

★ February 7 — Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (b. 1009)