What is 1044?
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2013}} {{Year nav|1044}} {{Year in various calendars|1044}} {{Year article header|1044}} [[File:Battle of Ménfő and the murder of Samuel (Chronicon Pictum 050).jpg|thumb|alt=Battle of Ménfő, in the corner (left) the depiction of the killing of Samuel Aba. |Battle of Ménfő, in the corner (left) the depiction of the killing of Samuel Aba.]] == Events == * King [[Anawrahta]] takes over the throne of [[Pagan, Myanmar]]. * [[Pope Benedict IX|Benedict IX]] gives up his role as pope. [[Sylvester III]] becomes the new pope after him. * The [[China|Chinese]] military essay of the ''[[Wujing Zongyao]]'' is written and built by scholars Zeng Gongliang (曾公亮), Ding Du (丁度), and Yang Weide (楊惟德) during the [[Song Dynasty]]. It is the first book in history to include formulas for [[gunpowder]] and its use for various bombs (thrown by sling or [[trebuchet]] catapult). It also describes the double-[[piston]] pump [[flamethrower]] and a thermoremanence compass, a few decades before [[Shen Kuo]] wrote of the first known [[magnet]]ic [[mariner]]s [[compass]]. Although making clear the importance of many weapons, it reserves high respect for the [[crossbow]] and ability of crossbowmen to eliminate charging units of [[nomadic people|nomadic]] [[cavalry]]men. == Births == * [[Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar]], known as [[El Cid]] (d. [[1099]]) * [[Cristina Atheling]], daughter of [[Edward the Exile]] (died [[1123]]) == Deaths == * [[Gothelo I, Duke of Lotharingia]] == References == {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:1044}} [[Category:1044| ]]