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Year of the Metal Snake辛巳( at the beginning of the year Metal Dragon庚辰)
Syria: 1472/73 ( year October )
- Secured 2.1 Date of birth
- 2.2 Exact date of birth unknown
Events
Politics and World Affairs
Europe
- In Visby on Gotland Gotland the community of German driver is founded, which proves to be the nucleus of the Hanseatic League.
- Magnus Erlingsson becomes King of Norway.
- Engelbert I will Count of Berg.
- Henry the Lion adopts in the parliament in October on the Ertheneburg the Artlenburg privilege.
- At the Council of Lodi lets Emperor Frederick Barbarossa by Pope Victor IV Konrad I of Wittelsbach determine the Archbishop of Mainz, after the two previous incumbents Christian I of book and Rudolf von Zahringen have been deposed and excommunicated.
- Évora, Beja and Alcácer do Sal are retaken by the Moors.
Ersturkundliche mentions
- Bernloch, Bittelbronn, Damphreux, acorn mountain, forest, Hambrücken, Obergösgen, Spielberg, Elster ( Elbe) and Trochtelfingen are first mentioned.
Born
Secured birth
- February 22: Lothario dei Conti di Segni, as Innocent III. Pope († 1216 )
- September 23: Takakura, 80th emperor of Japan († 1181 )
Exact date of birth unknown
- Baldwin the leper king of Jerusalem († 1185 )
- Wladyslaw thin leg, Senior Duke of Poland ( † 1231 )
- Beatrix d' Albon, Dauphine of Viennois († 1228 )
- Constance of Brittany, Duchess of Bratagne († 1201)
- Sancho of Roussillon, Margrave of Provence († 1223 )
Died
- Rechungpa, chief disciple of the great Tibetan yogi Milarepa (* 1084 )
- Fergus, the first King or Lord of Galloway