1165

Events

* November 23 — Pope Alexander III enters Rome.
* Emperor Rokujō ascends to the throne of Japan at the age of one.
* William I becomes King of Scotland.
* Byzantine Emperor Andronicus I escapes from prison.
* Henry II of England begins an affair with Rosamund Clifford.
* Henry II of England invades Wales but is forced to retreat.
* The Muslims take Caesarea Philippi from the Crusaders.
* Leipzig gains city and market privileges.
* The town of Pistoia obteins the appellation of "imperio fidelissima" from Frederick I as faithful of the emperor.
* Construction of the Liuhe Pagoda of Hangzhou, China, is completed in this year during the Song Dynasty.

Births

* August 21 — King Philip II of France (d. 1223)
* Ibn Arabi, Syrian Sufi philosopher (d. 1240)
* Henry I, Duke of Brabant (d. 1235)
* Albert of Buxhoeveden, German soldier (d. 1229)
* Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1197)
* Joan of England, Queen consort of Sicily, daughter of Henry II of England (d. 1199)
* Phillipe de Plessis, Grand Master of the Knights Templar (d. 1209)

Deaths

* February 7 — Marshal Stephen of Armenia
* September 5 — Emperor Nijō of Japan (b. 1143)
* December 9 — King Malcolm IV of Scotland (b. 1141)
* Hibat Allah Abu'l-Barakat al-Baghdaadi, Arab philosopher and physicist (b. 1080)
* Sibylla of Anjou, Countess of Flanders (b. c. 1112)