Editing 1181 (section)

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==== Religion ====
* [[August 30]] &ndash; Pope [[Pope Alexander III|Alexander III]] dies after a 22-year [[pontificate]] at [[Rome]]. He is succeeded by the [[Tuscany]]-born [[Pope Lucius III|Lucius III]] as the 171st pope of the [[Catholic Church]].

==== Science ====
* January &ndash; [[William VIII of Montpellier]] frees the teaching of [[medicine]] from any monopoly in France,<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=SVm_Ycxj6p0C&pg=PA103 ''Mélanges d'histoire de la médecine hébraïque'', by Gad Freudenthal, Samuel S. Kottek, Paul Fenton compiled by Gad Freudenthal, Samuel S. Kottek published by Brill, 2002] {{ISBN|90-04-12522-1|978-90-04-12522-3}}</ref> an origin of the [[University of Montpellier]].
* Chinese and Japanese astronomers observe what has come to be understood as [[supernova]] [[SN 1181]]. One of only eight supernovae in the [[Milky Way]] observed in recorded history. It appears in the constellation [[Cassiopeia (constellation)|Cassiopeia]] and is visible in the night sky for about 185 days. The radio source [[3C58]] was thought to be the remnant from this event, but opinion is shifting towards the recently discovered nebula Pa 30  (ref : Arxiv 2105.12384).</onlyinclude>