1176
| Years: 1173 1174 1175 – 1176 – 1177 1178 1179 | |
| Decades: 1140s 1150s 1160s – 1170s – 1180s 1190s 1200s | |
| Centuries: 11th century – 12th century – 13th century | |
Events
- May 22 – Murder attempt by the Hashshashin on Saladin near Aleppo
- Raynald of Chatillon released from prison in Aleppo
- May 29 – Frederick Barbarossa is defeated in the Battle of Legnano by the Lombard League leading to the pactum Anagninum (the Agreement of Anagni)
- September 17 – Seljuk Turks defeat Manuel I Comnenus at the Battle of Myriokephalon
- Construction begins on the London Bridge
- Cathedral in Sens installs first "horologe"
- Aberdeen becomes a royal burgh.
Births
- Rastko Nemanjic, serbian prince and archbishop later canonized as Saint Sava
- Leopold VI of Austria (d. 1230)
Deaths
- Emperor Rokujo of Japan
- Rosamund Clifford, Mistress to Henry II
- Richard de Clare, Anglo-Norman earl also known as "Strongbow"
- Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine
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