6th July » Richard I of England called Richard I "the Lionheart" accedes to the English throne.
20th July » Richard I of England officially invested as Duke of Normandy.
27th July » Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor known as Friedrich Barbarossa arrives at Niš, the capital of Kingdom of Serbia (medieval) or Serbian King Stefan Nemanja, during the Third Crusade.
28th August » Third Crusade: The Crusaders begin the Siege of Acre (1189–1191) known as Siege of Acre under Guy of Lusignan.
3rd September » Richard I of England (a.k.a. Richard "the Lionheart") is crowned at Westminster Abbey e.g Westminster.
Famous Deaths in History for 1189
15th June » Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159)
28th June » Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony (b. 1156)