1178

Years: 1175 1176 1177 - 1178 - 1179 1180 1181

Decades: 1140s 1150s 1160s - 1170s - 1180s 1190s 1200s

Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century

Events

• June 18 - Five Canterbury monks see what was possibly the Giordano Bruno crater being formed
• The Sung Document written detailing the discovery of "Mu-Lan-Pi" (suggested by some to be California) by Muslim sailors
• The Chronicle of Gervase of Canterbury written
• The Leaning Tower of Pisa begins to lean as the third level is completed

Births

• December 22 - Emperor Antoku of Japan (died 1185)
• Armand de Périgord, Grand Master of the Knights Templar
• Snorri Sturluson, Icelandic historian and politician (died 1241)
• Thomas I of Savoy (died 1233)

Deaths