1135
*January -
Byland Abbey founded
*
Stephen of Blois succeeds King Henry I.
Empress Matilda, daughter of Henry I and widow of
Henry V opposes Stephen and claims the throne as her own
*The domination of
Baghdad by the
Seljuk Turks ends
*The first records of the Manor of
Cramlington come into existence
*The Cistercian
Abbey of St Mary and St Chad founded by
Roger de Clinton,
bishop of Coventry (1129-48)
*
March 30 -
Maimonides, Spanish rabbi and philosopher (died
1204)
*
Petronila of Aragon, daughter of
Ramiro II of Aragon (died
1174)
*
Peter of Blois, French poet and diplomat (died
1203)
*
Joachim of Fiore, Italian mystic and theologian (died
1201)
*
Sharafeddin Tusi, Persian mathematician (died
1213)
*
William of Newburgh, English historian and monk (died
1198)
*
June 4 -
Emperor Huizong of China (b.
1082)
*
December 1 - King
Henry I of England*
Al-Mustarshid, Caliph of Baghdad
*
Milarepa, Tibetan yogi and poet (born
1052)
