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Events
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January 16 — TheCouncil of Nablus is held in theKingdom of Jerusalem .
*November 25 — TheWhite Ship is wrecked in theEnglish Channel , resulting in the death of the son ofKing Henry I of England .
*Walcher of Malvern creates a system of measurement for the earth using degrees, minutes, and seconds oflatitude andlongitude .
* Construction begins onLlandaff Cathedral inWales .
* TheSong Dynasty governor of the bustlingseaport ofQuanzhou ,Fujian ,China , reports that the population of his city has reached 500,000 residents.
* The Jin captureKaifeng , capital of theSong Dynasty .
* Fondation of Freiburg in Breisgau.Births
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November 28 —Manuel I Comnenus ,Byzantine Emperor (d.1180 )
*Ioveta of Bethany , daughter ofBaldwin II of Jerusalem
*Louis VII of France (d.1180 )Deaths
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November 25 —William Adelin , son ofHenry I of England (sinking of the White Ship) (b.1103 )
*Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester (b.1094 )
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