1166 facts for kids

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	11th century – 12th century – 13th century
Decades:	1130s  1140s  1150s  – 1160s –  1170s  1180s  1190s
Years:	1163 1164 1165 – 1166 – 1167 1168 1169

Births

• December 24 – John I of England

Events

• Marko III follows Yoannis V as patriarch of Alexandria.
• Henry the Lion builds the first bronze statue north of the Alps.
• Giraldo Sempavor captures Evora.