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Events Celestine II is elected pope. October 5 - Portugal is recognized by the Kingdom of Leon as an independent kingdom Robert of Ketton makes the first European translation of the Qur'an, into Latin The exploration of the uncharted eastern parts of Germany begins and results in the founding of cities such as LübeckBaldwin III crowned King of Jerusalem, succeeding his father Fulk.
BirthsEmperor Nijo of JapanWilliam the Lion of ScotlandPope Gregory IX Deaths April 8 - John II Comnenus, Byzantine emperor September 24 - Pope Innocent II Ordericus Vitalis, Norman monk and chronicler, author of the Ecclesiastical History Fulk of Jerusalem, Latin King of Jerusalem
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