1120

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Years: 1117 1118 1119 - 1120 - 1121 1122 1123

Decades: 1090s 1100s 1110s - 1120s - 1130s 1140s 1150s

Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century

Events

• Welcher of Malvern creates a system of measurement for the earth using degrees, minutes, and seconds of latitude and longitude.
• Construction begins on Llandaff Cathedral in Wales
• November 25 - Wreck of the White Ship in the English Channel

Births

• November 28 - Manuel I Comnenus, Byzantine Emperor (died 1180)
• Ioveta of Bethany, daughter of Baldwin II of Jerusalem
• Louis VII of France (died 1180)

Deaths

• November 25 - William Adelin, son of Henry I of England (sinking of the White Ship) (born 1103)
• Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester (born 1094)