1156

Years: 1153 1154 1155 - 1156 - 1157 1158 1159

Decades: 1120s 1130s 1140s - 1150s - 1160s 1170s 1180s

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

Table of contents

1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths

Events

• Establishment of the Carmelite Order
• Hogen Rebellion in Japan
• January 20 - According to legend, freeholder Lalli slays English crusader Bishop Henry with an axe on the ice of the lake Köyliönjärvi in Finland.

Births

Deaths

• Emperor Toba of Japan
• January 20 - Bishop Henry, patron "saint" of Finland

Heads of states

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