Major Events Jan 20 Giovanni di Sabina elected Pope Sylvester III Who Died in 1045 Feb 7 Emperor Go-Suzaku, 69th Emperor of Japan (1036-45), dies at 37 Famous Weddings in 1045 Jan 23 Edward the Confessor, King of England (40), marries Edith, daughter of the Earl of Godwin 1044 History by Year 1046 Medieval Popes Gregory I Gregory XIII Julius II Julius III Leo X Pius V