1151

From Freepedia

Years: 1148 1149 1150 - 1151 - 1152 1153 1154

Decades: 1120s 1130s 1140s - 1150s - 1160s 1170s 1180s

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

Events

• September 7 - Geoffrey of Anjou dies, and is succeeded by his son Henry, aged 18.
• Ghazni is burned by the princes of Ghur
• The first plague and fire insurance policy is issued in Iceland
• Bolton Abbey founded

Births

• April 3 - Igor Svyatoslavich, Russian prince (d. 1202)
• Unkei, Japanese sculptor (died 1223)

Deaths

• January 13 - Abbot Suger, French statesman and historian
• April 23 - Adeliza of Louvain, queen of Henry I of England (b. 1103)
• September 7 - Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou (born 1113)
• Elvira of Castile, illegitimate daughter of Alfonso VI of Castile (born 1082)
• Honorius of Autun, French theologian