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Events

By Place

Europe

Africa

By Topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Europe

★ Eadbald succeeds Ethelbert as king of Kent.

★ Aethelfrith of Northumbria defeats the army of Powys.

★ Aethelfrith meets Rædwald and the army of East Anglia in the Battle of the River Idle, is slain by Raedwald, which establishes his claim as Bretwalda.

★ Edwin becomes king of Northumbria.

★ Oswald of Northumbria flees to Iona.

★ Adaloald succeeds his father Agilulf as king of the Lombards (approximate date).

Africa

★ Alexandria is captured by Khosrau II of Persia.

By Topic

Religion

★ The Banu Hashim clan begins to boycott Muhammad.

★ A shrine on the site of the future Westminster Abbey is founded.

★ Number of the Beast

Births

★ Grimoald the Elder, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia

Deaths

★ February 24 — Ethelbert, king of Kent and Bretwalda

★ Aethelfrith, king of Northumbria (killed in battle)

★ Anastasius, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria

★ Saebert, king of Essex (approximate date)

★ Agilulf, king of the Lombards (approximate date)

★ St. John the Merciful (approximate date)