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Events

By Place

Europe

Asia

The Americas

By Topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

References

Events

By Place

Europe

★ The Edict of Paris grants extensive rights to the Frankish nobility.

★ Pippin of Landen becomes Mayor of the Austrasian Palace.

★ Edwin of Northumbria takes refuge in East Anglia; he marries Cwenburga, daughter of Cearl of Mercia.

Asia

★ The Turks invade China.

★ The Sassanid Empire under Chosroes II sacks Jerusalem, taking away the relic of the True cross. ^[1]

The Americas

★ Sac K'uk' succeeded by Pacal the Great as ruler of Palenque.

By Topic

Religion

★ October 19 Pope Adeodatus I (also known as Deusdedit) succeeds Pope Boniface IV as the 68th pope.

★ Muslims begin to emigrate to Abyssinia.

Births

★ Buyeo Yung, prince of Baekje

★ Fatimah, daughter of Muhammad who founded Islam

Deaths

★ November 21 — Saint Columbanus, monastic founder

★ Pybba of Mercia (possible date)

References

1. Roberts, J: "History of the World.". Penguin, 1994.