1155

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.

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)

Deaths

• August 22 — Emperor Konoe of Japan (b. 1139)
• Arnold of Brescia, Italian monk and rebel (b. 1090)
• King David V of Georgia
• King Olaf Magnusson of Norway (1103–1115) (b. 1099)
• King Sigurd II of Norway (1136–1155) (b. 1133)
• Qin Hui, Song Dynasty Chinese Prime Minister (b. 1090)

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