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Events
By Place
Europe
★
Tulga succeeds his father Suinthila as king of the
Visigoths.
★ The
French city of
Lille is founded by
Lyderic.
Africa
Battle of Heliopolis between
Arab Muslim armies and
Byzantine.
Asia
★
Emperor Taizong's campaign against Xiyu states, or the
Western Regions in the
Tarim Basin, commences in this year, as the
Tang Dynasty Chinese commander
Hou Junji captured
Gaochang to solidify Chinese rule in
Central Asia.
By Topic
Religion
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May 28 —
Pope Severinus succeeds
Pope Honorious I as the 71st
pope.
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December 24 —
Pope John IV succeeds
Pope Severinus as the 72nd
pope.
Births
★
Al-Akhtal, Arab poet
★
Aldhelm, Bible translator
★ Dungarth, King of
Dumnonia
★
Musa bin Nusair,
Umayyad general and governor
★
Saint Lambert, Bishop and
Christian saint
★ St. Kilian, Apostle of
Franconia
★
Saint Tysilio, Bishop and
Christian saint
Deaths
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2 August —
Pope Severinus
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12 September —
Zac-Kuk, Queen Mother of
Palenque
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Pippin of Landen, Mayor of Palace of
Austrasia
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Eadbald, king of
Kent
★
Suinthila, king of the
Visigoths