1045

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	10th century – 11th century – 12th century
Decades:	1010s  1020s  1030s  – 1040s –  1050s  1060s  1070s
Years:	1042 1043 1044 – 1045 – 1046 1047 1048

1045 (MXLV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1045th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 45th year of the 2nd millennium, the 45th year of the 11th century, and the 6th year of the 1040s decade. As of the start of 1045, the Gregorian calendar was 6 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

• Emperor Go-Reizei ascends the throne of Japan.
• Harold Godwinson becomes Earl of Wessex.
• Edward the Confessor marries Edith of Wessex.
• Edward the Confessor begins construction on Westminster Abbey.
• Pope Benedict IX sells the Papacy to Pope Gregory VI.
• Movable type printing is invented by Bi Sheng in China.

Births

• Stephen I, Count of Blois (died 1102)

Deaths

• June – Rainulf Drengot, Norman adventurer.