- Jan 23 Yaqub, Almohad Caliph (b. 1160)
- Feb 9 Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese founder of bakufu and 1st shogun, dies at 51 (b. 1147)
- Mar 17 Jocelin, bishop of Glasgow
Richard the Lionheart
Apr 6 Richard I, the Lion-hearted, King of England (1189-99), dies at 41
