Jan 28 Willem II, earl of Holland/German emperor (1238, 47-56), dies at 22 Jun 13 Tankei, Japanese sculptor (b. 1173) Sep 1 Kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (b. 1218) Oct 14 Kujō Yoritsugu, 5th shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan, dies at 16 1254 Deaths in History by Year 1257