1178

Years: 1175 1176 1177 - 1178 - 1179 1180 1181

Decades: 1140s 1150s 1160s - 1170s - 1180s 1190s 1200s

Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century

Events

• June 18 - Five Canterbury monks see what was possibly the Giordano Bruno crater being formed
• The Sung Document written detailing the discovery of "Mu-Lan-Pi" (suggested by some to be California) by Muslim sailors
• The Chronicle of Gervase of Canterbury written
• The Leaning Tower of Pisa begins to lean as the third level is completed

Births

• Emperor Antoku of Japan
• Thomas I of Savoy
• Snorri Sturluson, Icelandic historian, politician and author of the Younger Edda

Deaths

See also: 1178, 1140s, 1150s, 1160s, 1170s, 1175, 1176, 1177, 1179, 1180