1158
| Years: 1155 1156 1157 - 1158 - 1159 1160 1161 | |
| Decades: 1120s 1130s 1140s - 1150s - 1160s 1170s 1180s | |
| Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century | |
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Events
- January 11 - Vladislav II becomes King of Bohemia
- End of the formal reign of Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan, also the beginning of his cloistered rule, which will last to his death in 1192.
- November 29 - Eleanor of Aquitaine arrives in Salisbury, Wiltshire on royal business.
- Emperor Nijo ascends to the throne of Japan.
- British Pound Sterling (currency) introduced
- Margrave Ottokar III of Styria inherited the County of Pitten
Births
Deaths
- August 30 - King Sancho III of Castile (b. 1134)
Heads of states
- England - Henry II Curt Mantle, King of England (reigned 1154 - 1189).
- France - Louis VII, King of France (reigned 1137 - 1180).