1202

Events

• August 1 - Arthur of Brittany captured in Mirebeau, north of Poitiers
• Beginning of the Fourth Crusade.
• The chronicle of Roger of Wendover is of original value as of this year.
• Founding of the Livonian Brothers of the Sword
• Leonardo Fibonacci published Liber Abaci, introducing the Arabian zero to Europe
• First jesters in European courts

Births

• Margaret II of Flanders (died 1278)

Deaths

• March 8 - Sverre Sigurdsson, King of Norway
• Cathal Carragh Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht
• Canute VI of Denmark (born 1163)
• Alain de Lille, French theologian and poet (born c. 1128)
• Hamelin de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey

Heads of states

• England - John, King of England (reigned 1199 - 1216).
• France - Philippe II, Auguste King of France (reigned from 1180 to 1223).