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Events

By Place

Europe

Births

Deaths

See also

Events

By Place

Europe

★ Emperor Justinian II of the Byzantine Empire defeats the Bulgarians.

★ King Caedwalla of Wessex abdicates the throne and goes on a pilgrimage to Rome.

Births

★ Charles Martel (died 741), ''major domus ''(i.e., Mayor of the Palace) of the Kingdom of the Franks (approximate date of birth)

★ Jianzhen, Chinese Buddhist monk who founded Tōshōdai-ji in Japan (d. 763)

Deaths

★ Perctarit, king of the Lombards

★ John, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria

See also

'688' is also the hull number of the US Navy attack submarine USS ''Los Angeles''. The number has come to be a shorthand reference for all of the many submarines of the ''Los Angeles'' class. For instance, ''688 Attack Sub'' is a computer game about submarines.