Years: 1163 1164 1165 - 1166 - 1167 1168 1169

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

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

Events

• Marko III succeeds Yoannis V as patriarch of Alexandria.
• Henry the Lion erects first bronze statue north of the Alps.
• Giraldo Sempavor captures Evora.

Births

• December 24 - John of England (d. 1216)

Deaths

• May 7 - William I of Sicily
• Santa Rosalia (according to legend)

Heads of states

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