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Contents

Events

By Place

Europe

Asia

By Topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Europe

★ Kingdom of Kent attacked and conquered by West Saxons under Caedwalla

Asia

★ Empress Jitō ascends to the throne of Japan

By Topic

Religion

★ October 21 — Pope Conon succeeds Pope John V as the 83rd pope.

★ The Isle of Wight becomes the last place in the United Kingdom to convert to Christianity

★ A monastic cell was consecrated at Middleburg (Middlesbrough), by St Cuthbert at the request of St Hilda Abbess of Whitby.

Births

★ August 23 — Charles Martel, winner of the Battle of Tours

Deaths

★ August 2 — Pope John V

★ Emperor Temmu, emperor of Japan

★ Korean Buddhist monk Weonhyo