1170

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EVENTS

Henry II wishes aloud that Thomas Becket be destroyed.

December 29 — Assassination of Thomas Becket , Archbishop Of Canterbury , in Canterbury Cathedral .

City of Dublin captured by the Normans .

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 . {Link without Title}

Danes made an attack against Estonia .

BIRTHS

Valdemar II Of Denmark (d. 1241 )

Saint Dominic , founder of the Dominicans (d. 1221 )

Eustace The Monk , French pirate (d. 1217 )

Isabelle Of Hainaut , queen of Philip II Of France (d. 1190 )

DEATHS

January 22 — Wang Chongyang , Chinese Daoist and co-founder of the Quanzhen School (born 1113 )

November 18 — Albert I Of Brandenburg (b. c. 1100 )

November 28 — Owain Gwynedd , King Of Gwynedd (b. c. 1100 )

December 29 — Thomas Becket , Archbishop Of Canterbury (assassinated) (b. c. 1118 )

Al-Mustanjid , Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad

Ruben II Of Armenia (b. 1160 )

Mstislav II Of Kiev

Eliezer Ben Nathan , Jewish poet and writer (b. 1090 )

Eudes, Viscount Of Porhoet , co-ruler of the duchy of Brittany