Feb 11 Minamoto no Yoshitomo, Japanese general (b. 1123) May 3 Peter Lombard, Italian scholar and bishop (b. c.1100) May 18 Erik IX Helgi, King of Sweden, dies at ~40 Jul 20 Peter Lombard, French theologian Jul 21 Peterus Lombardus, Italian theologist/bishop of Paris, dies 1159 Famous Deaths by Year 1161 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Drug Overdose Gunshot Wound Murder Plane Crash Suicide