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Contents

Events

By Place

Europe

Asia

By Topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Europe

★ Wamba succeeds Reccaswinth as king of the Visigoths.

Asia

★ Short reign of Emperor Kōbun, emperor of Japan

★ Emperor Temmu ascends to the throne of Japan

By Topic

Religion

★ April 11 — Pope Adeodatus II succeeds Pope Vitalian as the 77th pope.

Births

★ the Venerable Bede (died 735), Anglo-Saxon theologian, historian, and chronologist (approximate date of birth)

Deaths

★ January 27 — Vitalian, Pope

★ February 2 — Saint Chad

★ September 20 — Xu Jingzong, Chinese chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (born 592)

★ Emperor Tenji, emperor of Japan

★ Emperor Kōbun, emperor of Japan

★ Reccaswinth, king of the Visigoths

★ Geom Mojam, Goguryeo military leader