What Happened in 1176

Major Events

  • May 22 Murder attempt by "Assassins" on Saladin near Aleppo
  • May 29 Battle at Legnano: Lombard League beats Frederick I Barbarossa and the Holy Roman Empire
  • Sep 17 At the Battle of Myriokephalon the Byzantines fail to recover Anatolia from Turkish rule

Who Died in 1176

  • Apr 20 Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English soldier (b. 1130)
  • May 13 Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1119)
  • Aug 23 Emperor Rokujo of Japan (b. 1164)
  • Oct 12 William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician