Events

• Simon Apulia becomes Bishop of Exeter.
• July 27 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England.
• Foundation of the German city of Bielefeld

Births

• Roger Bacon, English philosopher and scientist (d. 1294)

Deaths

• September 14 - Albert Avogadro, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
• October 5 - King Alfonso VIII of Castile (b. 1155)
• December 4 - King William I of Scotland

Monarchs/Presidents

• France - Philippe II, Auguste King of France (reigned from 1180 to 1223)
• Mongol Empire - Genghis Khan, Mongol Khan (from 1206 to 1227)
• Venice - Pietro Ziani Doge of Venice (ruled from 1205 to 1229)