1166 ( MCLXVI ) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar , the 1166th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 166th year of the 2nd millennium , the 66th year of the 12th century , and the 7th year of the 1160s decade. As of the start of 1166, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Births [ change | change source ]

• December 24 ? John I of England

Events [ change | change source ]

• 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 .

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