1170

Years: 1167 1168 1169 - 1170 - 1171 1172 1173

Decades: 1140s 1150s 1160s - 1170s - 1180s 1190s 1200s

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

Events

• December 29: Assassination of Thomas Beckett, Archbishop of Canterbury, in Canterbury cathedral.
• City of Dublin captured by the Normans

Births

Deaths

• November 28 - Owain Gwynedd, most powerful of the Welsh princes

Heads of states

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