Events

• December 22 - Afraid that Old Cairo would be captured by the Crusaders, its Caliph orders the city set afire. The city burns for 54 days.
• Prince Richard of England becomes duke of Aquitaine.He later becomes King Richard I of England.
• Emperor Takakura ascends to the throne of Japan
• King Valdemar I of Denmark conquers Arkona on the Island of Rügen, the strongest pagan fortress and temple in Northern Europe.
• The Chinese write the first "movie script" on bamboo. The script is believed to not be inherent with a play, for imaginary events we now call "special effects" are inferred.

Births

• Hugh IX of Lusignan, crusader

Deaths

• April 5 - Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (born 1104)
• Thierry, Count of Flanders (born 1099)

Heads of states

• England - Henry II Curt Mantle, King of England (reigned 1154 - 1189).
• France - Louis VII, King of France (reigned 1137 - 1180).

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