Roger de Lacy, English nobleman and crusader (d. 1211) Saer de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester (approximate date) Sophia of Wittelsbach, German noblewoman (d. 1238) Theoderich II von Wied, German archbishop (d. 1242) Walther von der Vogelweide, German lyrical poet (d. 1230) Xiang Zong, Chinese emperor of Western Xia (d. 1211) Zhao Rukuo, Chinese historian and politician (d. 1231) Deaths January 22 – Wang Chongyang, Chinese philosopher (b. 1113) April 23 – Minamoto no Tametomo, Japanese samurai (b. 1139) May 6 – Lope Díaz I de Haro, Castilian nobleman (b. 1105) May 21 – Godric of Finchale, English hermit and merchant July 25 – Reginald II of Bar (or Renaud), French nobleman August 19 – Mstislav II Izyaslavich, Grand Prince of Kiev September 6 – Qutb al-Din Mawdud, Zangid ruler of Mosul September 14 – Heilika of Lengenfeld, German countess November 18 – Albert I (the Bear), German nobleman November 20 – Gerung of Meissen, German bishop December 20 – Al-Mustanjid, Abbasid caliph (b. 1124) December 29 – Thomas Becket, English archbishop Abu Hamid al-Gharnati, Andalusian traveller (b. 1080) Aindileas Ua Chlúmháin, Irish chief poet and writer Christina Björnsdotter, queen of Sweden (b. 1120) Eliezer ben Nathan, German rabbi and poet (b. 1090) Gerlach of Valkenburg, Dutch hermit (b. 1100) Gonçalo Mendes da Maia, Portuguese knight Hywel ab Owain Gwynedd, king of Gwynedd Ibn Zafar al-Siqilli, Arab-Sicilian politician (b. 1104) Joseph Kimhi, Spanish rabbi and poet (b. 1105) Owain ap Gruffudd, king of Gwynedd (b. 1100) Robert Fitzharding, English nobleman (b. 1095) Ruben II (or Roupen), Armenian prince (b. 1165) Zishou Miaozong, Chinese Zen master (b. 1095) References