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Contents
Events
By Place
Byzantine Empire
Europe
Asia
Africa
By Topic
Religion
Births
Deaths
Heads of states

Events


By Place

Byzantine Empire


Justinian II succeeds Constantine IV as emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
Europe


Sussex attacks Kent, supporting Eadric's claim to the throne held by Hlothhere.

Surrey takes Wessex as its overlord.

May 20Battle of Dunnichen ''or'' Nechtansmere: Picts defeat Northumbrians.

Plague kills almost all the monks in a Northumbrian monastery aside from the abbot and one small boy - future scholar Bede.
Asia


Umayyad caliph Marwan I (684–685) succeeded by Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (685–705).
Africa


Arabs reach present-day Morocco.
By Topic

Religion


July 23Pope John V succeeds Pope Benedict II as the 82nd pope.

Cuthbert consecrated bishop of Lindisfarne.

Births


Deaths



May 20Ecgfrith, king of Northumbria (killed in battle)

Heads of states



Holy SeeBenedict II pope (684–685)

Holy SeeJohn V pope (685–686)

JapanEmperor Temmu, emperor of Japan (672–686)

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