1196

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Years: 1193 1194 1195 - 1196 - 1197 1198 1199

Decades: 1160s 1170s 1180s - 1190s - 1200s 1210s 1220s

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

Events

• Spring, London, popular uprising of the poor against the rich led by William Fitz Osbern.
• According to a popular legend, Prince Madog of Gwynedd reached North America in what is present-day Alabama.
• Stefan Prvovencani becomes Grand Župan of Serbia

Births

• January 3 - Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (died 1231)
• Alice of Champagne, daughter of Henry II of Champagne and regent of Jerusalem (died 1246)

Deaths

• August 15 - Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (born 1173)
• King Alfonso II of Aragon (born 1152)
• Ivan Asen I of Bulgaria
• William Fitz Osbern
• Vsevolod Svyatoslavich, Prince of Trubchevsk and Kursk