1155

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Years: 1152 1153 1154 - 1155 - 1156 1157 1158

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

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

Events

• Frederick I Barbarossa crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
• Emperor Go-Shirakawa ascends to the throne of Japan.
• Robert of Chichester becomes Bishop of Exeter.

Births

• February 28 - Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (died 1183)
• May 17 - Jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225)
• November 11 - King Alfonso VIII of Castile (died 1214)
• Saito Musashibo Benkei, Japanese fighting monk
• Kamo no Chomei, Japanese author (died 1216)

Deaths

• August 22 - Emperor Konoe of Japan (born 1139)
• Arnold of Brescia, Italian monk and rebel (born 1090)
• David V of Georgia
• Olaf Magnusson of Norway (born 1099)
• Sigurd II of Norway (born 1133)