Jan 8 Pope Celestine III [Giacinto Bobo], Italian pope and friend of Peter Abélard, reigned 1191-98, dies at about 91 Mar 11 Marie de Champagne, daughter of Louis VII of France (b. 1145) Apr 16 Duke Frederick I of Austria May 31 Moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies Nov 27 Queen Constance of Sicily, wife of Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1154) Dec 10 Averroes, Arab physician and philosopher (b. 1126) 1197 Famous Deaths by Year 1199 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Drug Overdose Gunshot Wound Murder Plane Crash Suicide