1216
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 12th century – 13th century – 14th century |
| Decades: | 1180s 1190s 1200s – 1210s – 1220s 1230s 1240s |
| Years: | 1213 1214 1215 – 1216 – 1217 1218 1219 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1216 MCCXVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1969 |
| Armenian calendar | 665 ԹՎ ՈԿԵ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5966 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1137–1138 |
| Bengali calendar | 623 |
| Berber calendar | 2166 |
| English Regnal year | 17 Joh. 1 – 1 Hen. 3 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1760 |
| Burmese calendar | 578 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6724–6725 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙亥年 (Wood Pig) 3912 or 3852 — to — 丙子年 (Fire Rat) 3913 or 3853 |
| Coptic calendar | 932–933 |
| Discordian calendar | 2382 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1208–1209 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4976–4977 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1272–1273 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1137–1138 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4316–4317 |
| Holocene calendar | 11216 |
| Igbo calendar | 216–217 |
| Iranian calendar | 594–595 |
| Islamic calendar | 612–613 |
| Japanese calendar | Kenpō 4 (建保４年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1124–1125 |
| Julian calendar | 1216 MCCXVI |
| Korean calendar | 3549 |
| Minguo calendar | 696 before ROC 民前696年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −252 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1758–1759 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴木猪年 (female Wood-Pig) 1342 or 961 or 189 — to — 阳火鼠年 (male Fire-Rat) 1343 or 962 or 190 |
1216 (MCCXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1216th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 216th year of the 2nd millennium, the 16th year of the 13th century, and the 7th year of the 1210s decade. As of the start of 1216, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
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- April 10 – Eric X of Sweden dies. He is succeeded by Johan Sverkersson.
- April – Prince Louis of France, the future King Louis VIII, invades England in the First Barons' War
- July 24 – Ascension of Pope Honorius III; in the same year, he officially recognises the Order of Preachers (the Dominican Order)
- October 19 – Henry III becomes King of England, after the death of King John of England.
- Dresden, Germany becomes a city
- Ballintubber Abbey is founded by King Cathal Crovdearg O'Connor of Connaught in Ireland.
Births
[change | change source]- Eric IV of Denmark (d. 1250)
- September 17 – Robert I, Count of Artois (d. 1250)
Deaths
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- Shota Rustaveli, Georgian poet (b. 1172)
- April 10 – King Eric X of Sweden (b. 1180)
- June 11 – Henry of Flanders, Emperor of the Latin Empire (b. 1174)
- July 16 – Pope Innocent III (b. 1161)
- October 19 – King John of England (b. 1167)