1043 facts for kids

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	10th century – 11th century – 12th century
Decades:	1010s 1020s 1030s – 1040s – 1050s 1060s 1070s
Years:	1040 1041 1042 – 1043 – 1044 1045 1046

Year 1043 (MXLIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

October 31 – Venus occults Jupiter
Rus'-Byzantine War (1043).
Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England at Winchester Cathedral.
Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor marries Agnes de Poitou.
The revolt of George Maniaces against Byzantine Emperor Constantine IX ends when Maniaces is killed in battle near Thessalonica.
The Ziyarid dynasty of Persia is destroyed by the Seljuks.
In Song Dynasty China, the politicians Ouyang Xiu and Fan Zhongyan start the Qingli Reforms, which are halted by 1045.
The Norman brothers, William Iron Arm and Drogo de Hauteville, take power in Apulia.
The first king of the Kingdom of Nri, Eze Nri Ìfikuánim is created in West Africa.