Events May 23 - Battle of Dandanaqan: Seljuk Turks defeat the Ghaznavids. June 17 — Harthacanute lands at Sandwich and reclaims the English Throne. August 15 — King Duncan I's killed in battle against his first cousin and rival Macbeth, who succeeds him as King of Scotland. The oldest brewery still active's founded at Weihenstephan. The Shalu Monastery's founded in Tibet. Printing using woodblocks's invented in China (approximate date). Births February 22 — Rashi, Fre… (More on 1040)