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1143

Years: 1140 1141 1142 - 1143 - 1144 1145 1146
Decades: 1110s 1120s 1130s - 1140s - 1150s 1160s 1170s
Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century

Events

Celestine II is elected pope.
October 5 - Portugal is recognized by the Kingdom of Leon as an independent kingdom
Robert of Ketton makes the first European translation of the Qur'an, into Latin
The exploration of the uncharted eastern parts of Germany begins and results in the founding of cities such as Lübeck
Baldwin III crowned King of Jerusalem, succeeding his father Fulk.

Births

Deaths

April 8 - John II Comnenus, Byzantine emperor
September 24 - Pope Innocent II
Ordericus Vitalis, Norman monk and chronicler, author of the Ecclesiastical History
Fulk of Jerusalem, Latin King of Jerusalem

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