Apr 23 Damascus surrenders to Sultan Nur ad-Din van Aleppo Dec 4 Adrian IV elected Pope. The only Englishman to become pontiff, Nicholas Breakspear was a member of the family which until recent years brewed beer in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. Royal Coronation Dec 19 King Henry II of England crowned King of England King of England Henry II of England 1153 Events in History by Year 1155