[edit] Events - April 23 – Nur ad-Din gains control of Damascus, uniting Syria under one ruler.
- October 25 – King Stephen of England dies at Dover, and is succeeded by Henry Plantagenet, the son of his cousin Matilda. Henry becomes King Henry II of England, aged 21.
- December 14—Pope Adrian IV (also known as Hadrian IV) succeeds Pope Anastasius IV as the 169th pope. Born Nicholas Breakspear, he is the only English pope in history.
- Sweden's King Eric introduces Christianity to Finland.
- A chateau is built at Chinon by Theobald I, count of Blois.
- Muhammad al-Idrisi completes his atlas of the world, which will remain one of the most accurate maps until the Age of Discovery.
- Birmingham, England, and the Birmingham Bull Ring are founded.
- Bosnia becomes an autonomous duchy.
- Belgrade is rebuilt by Byzantine emperor Manuel I Comnenus.
- Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is first marked on the world map by Al Idrisi.
[edit] Births [edit] Deaths |
