1208

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1208 (MCCVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1208th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 208th year of the 2nd millennium, the 8th year of the 13th century, and the 9th year of the 1200s decade. As of the start of 1208, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

• January 31 – Inferior Swedish forces defeats the invading danes in Battle of Lena.
• June 21 – Philip of Swabia King of Germany and rival Holy Roman Emperor to Otto IV, assassinated in Bamberg by German Count Otto of Wittelsbach because Philip had refused to give him his daughter in marriage.
• With the help of the newly converted local tribes of Livs and Letts, the crusaders initiated raids into part of what is present-day Estonia and Estonian ancient fight for independence began (lasted until 1227).

Births

• February 2 – King James I of Aragon (died 1276)
• Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford, Constable of England (died 1275)
• Möngke Khan of the Mongol Empire
• Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (died 1265)
• Akerian Redfern of the Redfern clan

Deaths

• April 22 – Philip of Poitou, Prince-Bishop of Durham
• June 21 – Philip of Swabia, king of Germany
• November 9 – Sancha of Castile, queen of Alfonso II of Aragon (born 1155)
• Amhaoibh O'Rothlain, Chief of Calruidhe Cuile Cearnadha