1151

Events

* September 7 — Geoffrey of Anjou dies, and is succeeded by his son Henry, aged 18.
* Ghazni is burned by the princes of Ghur.
* The first plague and fire insurance policy is issued in Iceland.
* Bolton Abbey is founded in North Yorkshire, England.

Births

* April 3 — Igor Svyatoslavich, Russian prince (d. 1202)
* Unkei, Japanese sculptor (d. 1223)

Deaths

* January 13 — Abbot Suger, French statesman and historian (b. c. 1081)
* April 23 — Adeliza of Leuven, queen of Henry I of England (b. 1103)
* September 7 — Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou (b. 1113)
* Elvira of Castile, illegitimate daughter of Alfonso VI of Castile (b. 1082)
* Honorius Augustodunensis, French theologian
* Li Qingzhao, female Chinese poet (b. 1084)