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Contents

Events

Births

Deaths

Events

★ Frederick I Barbarossa crowned Holy Roman Emperor.

★ Emperor Go-Shirakawa ascends to the throne of Japan.

★ Robert of Chichester becomes Bishop of Exeter.

Births

★ February 28 — Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (d. 1183)

★ May 17 — Jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225)

★ November 11 — King Alfonso VIII of Castile (d. 1214)

★ Saito Musashibo Benkei, Japanese fighting monk

★ Kamo no Chōmei, Japanese author (d. 1216)

Deaths

★ August 22 — Emperor Konoe of Japan (b. 1139)

★ Arnold of Brescia, Italian monk and rebel (b. 1090)

★ David V of Georgia, king of Georgia

★ Olaf Magnusson of Norway, king of Norway (1103–1115) (b. 1099)

★ Sigurd II of Norway, king of Norway (1136–1155) (b. 1133)

★ Qin Kuai, Song Dynasty Chinese Prime Minister (born 1090)