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Calendar overview 1189
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Richard the Lionheart overthrew his father Henry II of England with the help of Philip II of France . |
The Third Crusade begins and shortly afterwards leads to the siege of Acre . |
1189 in other calendars | |
Armenian calendar | 637/638 (turn of the year July) |
Ethiopian calendar | 1181/82 |
Buddhist calendar | 1732/33 (southern Buddhism); 1731/32 (alternative calculation according to Buddhas Parinirvana ) |
Chinese calendar | 64th (65th) cycle
Year of the Earth-Rooster己酉 ( at the beginning of the year Earth-Monkey 戊申) |
Chula Sakarat (Siam, Myanmar) / Dai calendar (Vietnam) | 551/552 (turn of the year April) |
Iranian calendar | 567/568 |
Islamic calendar | 584/585 (turn of the year 18/19 February) |
Jewish calendar | 4949/50 (September 13-14) |
Coptic calendar | 905/906 |
Malayalam calendar | 364/365 |
Seleucid era | Babylon: 1499/1500 (turn of the year April)
Syria: 1500/01 (New Year October) |
Spanish era | 1227 |
Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 1245/46 (turn of the year April) |
Events
Politics and world events
Third crusade
- May 11th : The Third Crusade begins with the departure of Friedrich Barbarossa's army in Regensburg .
- At Constantinople , the Byzantine emperor Isaac II refuses to transport Friedrich Barbarossa's army across the Bosporus . This finally enforces the transport by taking the Byzantine cities of Adrianople and Pelopolis. The crossing takes place from Gallipoli over the Hellespont .
- August 28th : King Guido I of Jerusalem begins the reconquest of his kingdom with the siege of Acre .
- October 4th : The Battle of Acre ends in a losing draw between Saladin and the crusaders besieging Acre .
- The news of Friedrich Barbarossa's approach raises the morale of the crusade army, but also causes Saladin to strengthen his troops, so that he is now in a position to include the Christians besieging Acre himself in a second ring of siege.
- October 31 : Muslim galleys break through the Christian sea blockade and supply the besieged city with food.
- December 26th : An Ayyubid fleet gains access to the port.
Kingdom of England
- July 6 : The death of his father . Henry II is Richard Plantagenet , previously Duke of Aquitaine , the English king.
- September 3 : Richard I is crowned King of England . In addition to the royal dignity, he also holds the titles of Count of Maine , Duke of Normandy and Count of Anjou .
Iberian Peninsula
- Reconquista : Sancho I of Portugal conquers the city of Silves from the Almohads and then calls himself King of the Algarve for the first time .
Kingdom of Sicily
- Constanze of Sicily , wife of Emperor Heinrich VI. , inherits the Norman Empire in Sicily and southern Italy.
First documentary mentions
- Benzenschwil , Bottenwil , Bözberg , Merenschwand , Hochdorf (near Plochingen) , Ifenthal , Neumarkt and Tägerig are first mentioned in a document.
economy
- March 21 : The German King Heinrich VI. gives Bishop Thietmar von Minden the right to exploit the silver deposits discovered near Dehem (today: Dehme district of the city of Bad Oeynhausen ) and near Cruckeberge (today: Krückeberg district of the city of Hessisch Oldendorf ) .
- May 7th : Hamburg allegedly receives a free letter from Friedrich Barbarossa . This later turns out to be a fake. Nevertheless, this is considered the official founding date of the Port of Hamburg and is celebrated every year with a port birthday .
religion
Buddhism
- Buddhism in Tibet : The Tibetan Lama Düsum Khyenpa founds the Tshurphu Monastery .
Christianity
- Bishop Otto von Bamberg is canonized .
- Leon Theotokites becomes Patriarch of Constantinople .
Historical maps and views
Born
- Archambault VIII. , Lord of Bourbon-l'Archambault († 1242 )
- Götshangpa Gönpo Dorje , person of Tibetan Buddhism († 1258 )
- Humbert V , Lord of Beaujeu († 1250 )
- Ugedai Khan , second Great Khan of the Mongols († 1241 )
- al-Mansur , Sultan of Egypt († after 1216)
- Skule Bårdsson , Jarl of Norway and last anti-king († 1240 )
Died
Date of death secured
- January 1st : Heinrich von Marcy , Cardinal Bishop of Albano
- February 4th : Gilbert von Sempringham , founder of the order (* around 1086 )
- March 25 : Friedrich , Duke of Bohemia (* around 1142 )
- June 15 : Minamoto no Yoshitsune , Japanese general (* 1159 )
- June 28 : Mathilde of England , Duchess of Saxony and Bavaria, eldest daughter of King Henry II (* 1156 )

Henry II's tomb in Fontevrault Abbey
- July 6th : Henry II , Duke of Anjou, King of England (* 1133 )
- July: Engelbert I. von Berg , Regent of the County of Mark
- August 18 : Otto VII , Count Palatine of Bavaria (* 1129 )
- August 21 : Geoffrey Ridel , Lord Chancellor of England
- October 4th : Andreas von Brienne , Lord of Ramerupt (* 1135 )
- October 4th : Gérard de Ridefort , Grand Master of the Templar Order
- November 14th : William de Mandeville , Earl of Essex
- November 18 : Wilhelm II , King of Sicily (* around 1153 )
- November 20 : Hermann von Friedingen , Bishop of Constance
Exact date of death unknown
- Bouchard IV. De Montmorency , Lord of Montmorency
- Egelolf , Prince-Bishop of Eichstätt
- Folmar von Karden , Archbishop of Trier (* around 1135 )
- Gautier d'Arras , old French poet (* 1135 )
- Hugo IV of Le Puiset , Count of Bar-sur-Seine
- Musashibō Benkei , Japanese warrior monk (* 1155 )
- Se Chilbupa Chökyi Gyeltshen , person of Tibetan Buddhism (* 1121 )
- William de Tracy , English squire
- Wittekind III. , Count of Waldeck and Schwalenberg
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