1170

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Years: 1167 1168 1169 - 1170 - 1171 1172 1173

Decades: 1140s 1150s 1160s - 1170s - 1180s 1190s 1200s

Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century

Events

• December 29: Assassination of Thomas Beckett, Archbishop of Canterbury, in Canterbury cathedral
• City of Dublin captured by the Normans
• Wang Anshi of Song China started to carried out reforms in three main structures, education, economy and political system.
• According to folklore, the Welsh prince Madoc sailed to North America and founded a colony.
• Estimation: Fes in the Almohad Empire becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire.[1]

Births

• Valdemar II of Denmark (died 1241)
• Saint Dominic, founder of the Dominicans (died 1221)
• Eustace the Monk, French pirate (died 1217)
• Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of Philip II of France (died 1190)

Deaths

• November 28 - Owain Gwynedd, Prince of Wales
• December 29 - Thomas à Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury (assassinated)
• Al-Mustanjid, Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad
• Ruben II of Armenia (born 1160)
• Albert I of Brandenburg
• Mstislav II of Kiev
• Eliezer ben Nathan, Jewish poet and writer (born 1090)
• Eudes, Viscount of Porhoet, co-ruler of the duchy of Brittanyaf:1170

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