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This article is about the year 1040. For the film, see
1040 (film). For the tax form, see
Form 1040.
Calendar year
Year 1040 (
MXL) was a
leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the
Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
Britain
Islamic world
By topic
Religion
Births
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February 22 –
Rashi, French
rabbi and writer (d.
1105)
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July 12 –
Yun Gwan, Korean general (d.
1111)
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Adelaide of Hungary, duchess of
Bohemia (d.
1062)
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Alan Rufus, Norman
nobleman (approximate date)
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Alfonso VI, king of
León and
Castile (approximate date)
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Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad, Abbadid emir of
Seville (d.
1095)
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Arnold of Soissons, French bishop (approximate date)
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Blessed Gerard, founder of the
Knights Hospitaller (d.
1120)
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Bonfilius, bishop of
Foligno (approximate date)
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Conrad I, count of
Luxembourg (approximate date)
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Elimar I (or Egilmar), count of
Oldenburg (d.
1112)
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Ernulf, French
Benedictine monk and bishop (d.
1124)
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Gebhard III, bishop of
Constance (approximate date)
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Geoffrey III, French nobleman (approximate date)
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Géza I (Magnus), king of
Hungary (approximate date)
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Guglielmo Embriaco, Genoese merchant (d.
1102)
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Haziga of Diessen, German countess (approximate date)
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Harald III, king of
Denmark (approximate date)
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Herman I, margrave of
Baden (approximate date)
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Hugh I, French nobleman (approximate date)
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Hugh of Die, French bishop (approximate date)
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Ibn Aqil, Persian
theologian and jurist (d.
1119)
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Ida of Lorraine, French countess (approximate date)
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Ivo of Chartres, French bishop (approximate date)
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Ladislaus I, king of
Hungary (approximate date)
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Oddone Frangipane, Italian monk and
hermit (d.
1127)
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Odo I (or Eudes), French nobleman (d.
1086)
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Roger I, Norman nobleman (approximate date)
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Sikelgaita, Lombard duchess of
Apulia (d.
1090)
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Wulfnoth Godwinson, English nobleman (d.
1094)
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Xiao Guanyin, empress of the
Liao Dynasty (d.
1075)
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Zayn al-Din Gorgani, Persian
physician (d.
1136)
Deaths
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January 17 –
Mas'ud I, Ghaznavid sultan (b.
998)
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March 3 –
Cunigunde, Holy Roman Empress
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March 17 –
Harold Harefoot, king of
England
[1]
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May 29 –
Renauld I, French nobleman
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June 21 –
Fulk III, French nobleman (b.
970)
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August 14 –
Duncan I, king of
Scotland
[2]
-
October 1 –
Alan III, duke of
Brittany (b.
997)
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Abu Hashim al-Hasan, Zaidi
imam and ruler of
Jemen
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Abu Nasr Mushkan, Persian statesman (or
1039)
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Ali Daya, Ghaznavid commander-in-chief
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Begtoghdi, Ghaznavid commander-in-chief
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Bertha of Milan, Lombard duchess (approximate date)
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Dietrich I, bishop of
Meissen (approximate date)
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Gilbert, Norman nobleman (approximate date)
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Helias of Cologne, Irish
abbot and musician
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Hugh, Italian nobleman (approximate date)
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Hugh I, count of
Empúries and
Peralada
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Ibn al-Haytham, Arab
astronomer (approximate date)
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John V, duke of
Gaeta (approximate date)
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Maria of Amalfi, Lombard duchess (approximate date)
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Nikephoros Dokeianos, Byzantine general
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Unsuri, Persian poet and writer (or
1039)
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Yeshe-Ö, Tibetan
lama-king (approximate date)
References