1173

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Years : 1170 1171 1172 1173 1174 1175 1176
Centuries: 11th century · 12th century · 13th century
Decades: 1140s 1150s 1160s 1170s 1180s 1190s 1200s
Years: 1170 1171 1172 1173 1174 1175 1176

[edit] Events

  • Canonization of Saint Thomas à Becket, buried at Canterbury
  • August 9th - Construction starts on the Leaning tower of Pisa
  • Castle at Abergavenny was seized by the Welsh.
  • Conversion to Christianity of Peter Waldo and the subsequent founding of the Waldensians.
  • End of Qiandao era and start of Chunxi era of the Chinese emperor Xiaozong
  • End of reign of Polish ruler Boleslaus IV of Poland and start of reign of Casimir II of Poland
  • Eleanor of Aquitaine and her sons rebel against her husband Henry II of England in the Revolt of 1173-1174
  • First recorded use of Algebraic chess notation

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