On This Day

What Happened in August 1173

Historical Events

  • Aug 9 Construction of the Tower of Pisa begins, and it takes two centuries to complete

Famous Deaths

  • Aug 9 Najm ad-Din Ayyub, Kurdish soldier and father of Saladin (1st Sultan of Egypt and Syria), dies after a horse riding accident

Famous People by Generation

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