1046

Events 
 First contact between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuks.
 Vatha Pagan Revolt in Hungary – Gerard Sagredo martyred in Budapest.
 Pope Gregory VI accused of simony at Council of Sutri – abdicates
 Henry III crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Clement II.
 March 5, Naser Khosrow begins the seven-year Middle Eastern journey which he would later describe in his book Safarnameh.
 Births 
 Margaret Atheling, Queen of Scotland; Wife of King Malcolm III of Scotland and second daughter of Edward the Exile (died 1093)
 probable date
 Pope Paschal II (died 1118)