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Events
Births
Deaths

Events



Bartholomew Iscanus becomes Bishop of Exeter.

★ Godfrey Ua Raghallaigh dies; succeeded by his son Cathal.

★ The Battle of Tangdao and Battle of Caishi on the Yangtze River between the Jurchen Jin Dynasty and the Chinese Song Dynasty; pivotal Chinese naval victory.

Births



September 23 — Emperor Takakura of Japan (d. 1181)

Constance, Duchess of Brittany (d. 1201)

Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (d. 1185)

Wincenty Kadłubek, Polish bishop and saint (d. 1223)

Pope Innocent III, (d. 1216)

Deaths



April 18 — Theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury

June 14 — former Emperor Qinzong of Southern Song Dynasty China (b. 1084)

September 11 — Queen Melisende of Jerusalem (b. 1105)

November 23 — Adam, Abbot of Ebrach

December 15 — Prince Hǎilíng, Emperor of Jin Dynasty China (b. 1122)

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