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Contents

Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

Europe

Asia

By Topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

★ The Byzantine Emperor, Justinian II Rhinotmetus, regains his throne.

Europe

★ Franconian Duke Hetan II completes the circular Marienkirche in the fortress of Marienberg near Würzburg.

Asia

★ Ethiopian (Axumite) raiders occupy the port of Jeddah in modern-day Saudi Arabia.

By Topic

Religion

★ The Umayyad Mosque at Damascus is completed.

Births

★ April 20 — Jafar Sadiq, Muslim scholar (d. 765)

Deaths

★ 20 February — K'inich Kan B'alam II, king of the Maya state of Palenque (b. 635)

★ Egica, Visigothic king of Spain

★ Al Muhallab ibn Abi Suffrah, Governor of Basra

★ Chen Zi'ang, Chinese poet and official (born 661)