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Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	11th century – 12th century – 13th century
Decades:	1150s 1160s 1170s – 1180s – 1190s 1200s 1210s
Years:	1180 1181 1182 1183 1184 1185 1186 1187 1188 1189
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments

The 1180s decade ran from January 1, 1180, to December 31, 1189.

[edit] Events and trends

• 1189
  • Richard I of England (Richard the Lionheart) becomes King of England, an absentee ruler who visited England only twice to raise funds for his ventures on the continent.

[edit] Deaths

• 1185
  • Baldwin IV of Jerusalem dies after a long struggle with leprosy. His nephew (see Baldwin V of Jerusalem) succeeds him.