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1189

Years: 1186 1187 1188 - 1189 - 1190 1191 1192

Decades: 1150s 1160s 1170s - 1180s - 1190s 1200s 1210s

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

Events

• January 21 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade
• September 3- Richard I of England is crowned as king of England.
• This year was fixed as the start of time immemorial in English law in 1276.
• Beginning of the Siege of Acre.
• The Crusader castles of Montreal and Kerak are captured by Saladin.

Births

Deaths

• July 6- Henry II of England
• October 1 - Gerard de Ridefort, Grand Master of the Knights Templar.

Heads of states

• England - Henry II Curt Mantle, King of England (reigned 1154 - 1189).
• England - Richard I King of England (reigned from 1189 to 1199)
• France - Philippe II, Auguste King of France (reigned from 1180 to 1223)