Events

• Celestine II is elected pope.
• Portugal is recognized by the Kingdom of Leon as an independent kingdom (October 5).
• Robert of Ketton makes the first European translation of the Qur'an, into Latin.
• The campaign for exploring the as of yet quite obscure Eastern part of Germany begins and results in the founding of cities such as Lübeck

Births

• Emperor Nijo of Japan
• William the Lion of Scotland

Deaths

• April 8 - John II Comnenus, Byzantine emperor
• September 24 - Pope Innocent II

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