What Happened in 1140

Major Events

  • Apr 28 The Palatine Chapel, commissioned by Roger II and one of Norman Sicily's most important buildings is consecrated on Palm Sunday in Palermo (World Heritage Site 2015)
  • Jun 3 French scholar Peter Abelard is found guilty of heresy
  • Jul 2 Hartbert becomes bishop of Utrecht

Born in 1140

  • May 28 Xin Qiji, Chinese poet and military leader, born in Jinan, China (d. 1207)

Who Died in 1140

  • Feb 6 Thurstan, archbishop of York, dies