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Millennium: 2nd millennium Centuries: 11th century – 12th century – 13th century Decades: 1120s  1130s  1140s  – 1150s –  1160s  1170s  1180s Years: 1152 1153 1154 – 1155 – 1156 1157 1158 1155 by topic Politics State leaders – Sovereign states Birth and death categories Births – Deaths Establishments and disestablishments categories Establishments – Disestablishments v • d • e Art and literature 1155 in poetry v • d • e 1155 in other calendars Gregorian calendar 1155 MCLV Ab urbe condita 1908 Armenian calendar 604 ԹՎ ՈԴ Bahá'í calendar -689 – -688 Bengali calendar 562 Berber calendar 2105 Buddhist calendar 1699 Burmese calendar 517 Byzantine calendar 6663 – 6664 Chinese calendar 甲戌年十一月廿六日 (3791/3851-11-26) — to — 乙亥年十二月初六日 (3792/3852-12-6) Coptic calendar 871 – 872 Ethiopian calendar 1147 – 1148 Hebrew calendar 4915 – 4916 Hindu calendars  - Vikram Samvat 1210 – 1211  - Shaka Samvat 1077 – 1078  - Kali Yuga 4256 – 4257 Holocene calendar 11155 Iranian calendar 533 – 534 Islamic calendar 549 – 550 Japanese calendar Korean calendar 3488 Thai solar calendar 1698 v • d • e

[edit] Events

• June 18 – Frederick I Barbarossa is crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
• Emperor Go-Shirakawa ascends to the throne of Japan.
• Robert of Chichester becomes Bishop of Exeter.
• The City of Bristol, UK (Brigstow) given Royal Charter.
• The Papal bull Laudabiliter gives the King of England lordship over Ireland.
• Theotokos of Vladimir is taken to Vladimir from Suzdal.

[edit] 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)

[edit] Deaths

• February 6—King Sigurd II of Norway (1136–1155) (b. 1133)
• August 22—Emperor Konoe of Japan (b. 1139)
• Arnold of Brescia, Italian monk and rebel (b. 1090)
• King David V of Georgia
• Qin Hui, Song Dynasty Chinese Prime Minister (b. 1090)