1189

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- King Henry II of England (b. 1133)
• 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)