Events

• February 3 - Emperor Frederick Barbarossa takes Crema, Italy following a cruel siege, as part of his campaign against the independent Italian city-states.
• Eric IX of Sweden is succeeded by Karl Sverkersson (see Swedish monarchs).
• The Heiji Rebellion continues in Japan.
• Yasovarman II succeeds his uncle Dharanindravarman as ruler of the Khmer Empire. Dharanindravarman's son Jayavarman acquiesces to his cousin's succession and goes into exile in neighboring Champa.
• Spital am Semmering is founded by Margrave Ottokar III of Styria.
• The city of Tomar is founded in Portugal by Gualdim Pais.
• Reynald of Chatillon is arrested by the Muslims.
• Derby School is founded at Derby, England.

Births

• October 4 — Alys, Countess of the Vexin, daughter of Louis VII of France (d. c. 1220)
• Yaqub, Almohad Caliph, ruler of Morocco (d. 1199)
• John de Courcy, Earl of Ulster (d. 1219)
• Rabbi David Kimhi, biblical commentator (d. 1235)
• Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, French crusader (d. 1218)
• Taira no Noritsune, Japanese warrior (d. 1185)
• Geoffrey of Villehardouin, French chronicler (d. c. (1212)
• Ibn al-Athir, Anatolian historian (d. 1233)
• Sibylla of Jerusalem, daughter of Almaric I and Agnes of Courtenay (d. 1190)
• Dulce Berenguer, Queen of Portugal, spouse of King Sancho I of Portugal (d. 1198)
• Al-Afdal ibn Salah ad-Din

Deaths

• February 11 — Minamoto no Yoshitomo, Japanese general (b. 1123)
• May 18 — Eric IX of Sweden, king of Sweden (b. c. 1120)
• July 20 — Peter Lombard, French scholastic philosopher [b. c. 1100
• Al-Muqtafi, Caliph of Baghdad
• Constance of Castile, Queen of France (b. 1141)
• Dharanindravarman II, ruler of the Khmer Empire (reigned 1150–1160)
• Minamoto no Yoshihira, Japanese warrior (b. 1140)