1154
Years:
1151 1152 1153 - 1154 - 1155 1156 1157Decades:
1120s 1130s 1140s - 1150s - 1160s 1170s 1180sCenturies:
11th century - 12th century - 13th century
Events
- King Stephen of England dies at Dover, and is succeeded by his adopted son Henry Plantagenet who becomes King Henry II of England, aged 21.
- Sweden's King Eric introduces Christianity to Finland (see History of Finland).
- December 14 - Nicholas Breakspear, the only English Pope, is elected as Pope Adrian IV, succeding Pope Anastasius IV.
- A chateau is built at Chinon by Theobald I, count of Blois.
- William I becomes king of Sicily.
- Nur ad-Din gains control of Damascus, uniting Syria under one ruler.
- Birmingham, England, and the Birmingham Bull Ring are founded.
- Bosnia becomes an autonomous duchy.
- Belgrade is rebuilt by Byzantine emperor Manuel I Comnenus.
Births
- November 11 - King Sancho I of Portugal (died 1212)
- Benoît de Sainte-Maure, French poet and troubadour (died 1173)
- Queen Constance of Sicily, wife of Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1198)
- Minamoto no Yoshinaka, Japanese shogun
- Sune Sik Sverkersson Prince of Sweden
- Vsevolod the Big Nest, Grand Prince of Vladimir (died 1212)
Deaths
- February 26 - King Roger II of Sicily (born 1093)
- August 16 - King Ramiro II of Aragon
- October 25 - King Stephen of England (born 1096)
- November 18 - Adélaide de Maurienne, queen of Louis VI of France (b. 1092)
- December 3 - Pope Anastasius IV
- Iziaslav II of Kiev, Prince of Vladimir and Volyn
- Vyacheslav of Kiev, Prince of Smolensk