1162
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 11th century – 12th century – 13th century |
| Decades: | 1130s 1140s 1150s – 1160s – 1170s 1180s 1190s |
| Years: | 1159 1160 1161 – 1162 – 1163 1164 1165 |
Events
- June 3 – Thomas Becket named Archbishop of Canterbury.
- July 15 – Ladislaus II of Hungary declared King of Hungary.
- July 24 – Emperor Gaozong abdicated to Emperor Xiaozong.
- July 25 – Emperor Xiaozong said to restore Yue Fei after his death.
Births
- October 13 – Leonora of England, queen of Alfonso VIII of Castile (died 1214)
- Abd-el-latif, Baghdad traveller and writer
- Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire (died 1227)
- Muhammad of Ghor, Persian conqueror and sultan (died 1206)
- Renier of Montferrat, Byzantine politician
- Richard de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford (died 1218)
Deaths
- February 10 – King Baldwin III of Jerusalem (b. 1130)
- June 27 – Eudes II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1118)
- July 7 – Haakon II of Norway
- August 6 – Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona
- Heloise, lover of Pierre Abélard (born 1101)
- Iziaslav III of Kiev
- Ibn Zuhr, Arab physician (born 1090)