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What Happened in 1228

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Major Events

  • Nov 5 Wu MeKuan, a collection of 48 Zen koans, compiled in China

Born in 1228

  • Apr 25 Conrad IV, King of Germany, Jerusalem and Sicily, born in Andria, Sicily (d. 1254)

Who Died in 1228

  • Jul 9 Stephen Langton, English Cardinal and scholar, Archbishop of Canterbury (1207-1228), negotiated the Magna Carta, thought to have divided Bible into chapters (b. c. 1150)
  • Sep 24 Stefanus I Nemanjic de Eerstgekroonde, king of Serbia (1217-28), dies
  • Nov 8 Dirk I, ruler of Heinsberg/Valkenburg, dies


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