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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 20 — Battle 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 23 — Pope John V succeeds Pope Benedict II as the 82nd pope.

★ Cuthbert consecrated bishop of Lindisfarne.

Births

Deaths

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

Heads of states

★ Holy See — Benedict II pope (684–685)

★ Holy See — John V pope (685–686)

★ Japan — Emperor Temmu, emperor of Japan (672–686)