1170
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Years: 1167 1168 1169 - 1170 - 1171 1172 1173 |
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Decades: 1140s 1150s 1160s - 1170s - 1180s 1190s 1200s |
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Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century |
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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.
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Births
- Valdemar II of Denmark (died 1241)
- Dominic de Guzman, founder of the Dominicans (died 1221)
- Eustace the Monk, French pirate (died 1217)
- Isabelle of Hainaut, queen of Philip II of France (died 1190)
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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 Brittany