1162
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| Centuries: | 11th century - 12th century - 13th century |
| Decades: | 1130s 1140s 1150s - 1160s - 1170s 1180s 1190s
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| Years: | 1159 1160 1161 - 1162 - 1163 1164 1165 |
[edit] Events
- June 3 — Thomas Becket consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury.
- July 15 — Ladislaus II of Hungary declared King of Hungary.
- July 24 — Emperor Gaozong abdicated to Emperor Xiaozong.
- July 25 — Emperor Xiaozong announced to posthumously rehabilitate Yue Fei.
- The Beisi Pagoda of Song Dynasty China is completed.
[edit] Births
- October 13 — Leonora of England, queen of Alfonso VIII of Castile (d. 1214)
- Abd-el-latif, Baghdad traveler and writer (d. 1231)
- Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire (d. 1227)
- Muhammad of Ghor, Persian conqueror and sultan (d. 1206)
- Renier of Montferrat, Byzantine politician (d. 1183)
- Richard de Clare (d. 1218)
[edit] Deaths
- February 10 — King Baldwin III of Jerusalem (b. 1130)
- June 27 — Eudes II (b. 1118)
- July 7 — Haakon II of Norway
- August 6 — Ramon Berenguer IV (b. c. 1113)
- Heloise, lover of Pierre Abélard (b. 1101)
- Iziaslav III of Kiev
- Ibn Zuhr, Arab physician (b. 1090)
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