Historical Events In 1173

Feb 21   Pope Alexander III canonizes Thomas Becket Absp of Canterbury in the year 1173.  

Feb 21   Pope Alexander III canonizes Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury in the year 1173.  

Aug 09   Construction of the Tower of Pisa begins, and it takes two centuries to complete in the year 1173.  

Aug 09   Najm ad-Din Ayyub, father of Saladin in the year 1173.  

Dec 23   In the year 1173 birth of louis I, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1231)  

Aug 09   On this day in history death of najm ad-Din Ayyub, father of Saladin