What Happened In History Year 1042

Historical Events for the Year 1042

• 8th June » Edward the Confessor becomes King of England, one of the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England.

Famous Deaths in History for 1042

• 8th June » Harthacnut, English-Danish king (b. 1018)
• 24th August » Michael V Kalaphates, Byzantine emperor (b. 1015)

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