1042

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	10th century – 11th century – 12th century
Decades:	1010s 1020s 1030s – 1040s – 1050s 1060s 1070s
Years:	1039 1040 1041 – 1042 – 1043 1044 1045

1042 by topic
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Births – Deaths
Establishments and disestablishments categories
Establishments – Disestablishments

1042 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar	1042 MXLII
Ab urbe condita	1795
Armenian calendar	491 ԹՎ ՆՂԱ
Assyrian calendar	5792
Bengali calendar	449
Berber calendar	1992
English Regnal year	N/A
Buddhist calendar	1586
Burmese calendar	404
Byzantine calendar	6550–6551
Chinese calendar	辛巳年 (Metal Snake) 3738 or 3678 — to — 壬午年 (Water Horse) 3739 or 3679
Coptic calendar	758–759
Discordian calendar	2208
Ethiopian calendar	1034–1035
Hebrew calendar	4802–4803
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1098–1099
- Shaka Samvat	964–965
- Kali Yuga	4143–4144
Holocene calendar	11042
Igbo calendar	42–43
Iranian calendar	420–421
Islamic calendar	433–434
Japanese calendar	Chōkyū 3 (長久３年)
Julian calendar	1042 MXLII
Korean calendar	3375
Minguo calendar	870 before ROC 民前870年
Seleucid era	1353/1354 AG
Thai solar calendar	1584–1585

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Year 1042 (MXLII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

April 18 or April 19 – Emperor Michael V of the Byzantine Empire attempts to remain sole Emperor by sending his adoptive mother and co-ruler Zoe of Byzantium to a monastery.
April 19 – Michael V of the Byzantine Empire is deposed by popular revolt. Zoe, Empress of the Byzantine Empire with co-rulers since 1028, becomes reigning Empress with her sister Theodora.
June 8 – Edward the Confessor becomes King of England.
June 11 – Empress Zoe marries for the third time and elevates her husband to the throne as Constantine IX.
George Maniaces, Byzantine general in Sicily, revolts against Constantine IX.
Harald III of Norway, at this time leader of the Varangian Guard in the Byzantine Empire, returns to Norway, possibly because of his involvement in Maniaces' revolt.
Magnus I of Norway becomes King of Denmark.
The Normans in Italy move their capital to Melfi.
Abad II succeeds his father to the throne of Sevilla.
Incursions by the Western Xia and the threat of further Liao Dynasty military actions against the Song Dynasty force an increase in tribute payments to the Liao.
The Almoravids, led by Abdullah Ibn Yasin, invade Morocco.
Byzantine-Arab Wars: The Byzantines conquer Edessa, returning to Christian hands after 400 years of Islamic rule.