1161

Years: 1158 1159 1160 - 1161 - 1162 1163 1164

Decades: 1130s 1140s 1150s - 1160s - 1170s 1180s 1190s

Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century

Events

• Bartholomew Iscanus becomes Bishop of Exeter.

Births

• Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (d. 1185)
• Emperor Takakura of Japan

Deaths

• April 18 - Theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury

Heads of states

• England - Henry II Curt Mantle, King of England (reigned 1154 - 1189).
• France - Louis VII, King of France (reigned 1137 - 1180).