560

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Events

By Place

Europe

* Ceawlin of Wessex becomes King of Wessex (traditional date).
* Æthelbert succeeds his father Eormenric as king of Kent (traditional date).
* Adda succeeds his brother Glappa as king of Bernicia (traditional date).
* Aella becomes king of Deira (traditional date).
* Custennin ap Cado abdicates as King of Dumnonia, and retires to a monastery where he is eventually murdered. He is succeeded by his son Gerren II rac Dehau.

By Topic

Religion

* Saint Columba quarrels with Saint Finnian over authorship of a psalter, leading to a pitched battle the next year.

Births

* Isidore of Seville, archbishop and scholar [Catholic Encyclopedia "St. Isidore of Seville"]

Deaths

* Cynric of Wessex, king of Wessex (traditional date)
* Eormenric, king of Kent (traditional date)
* Northern Qi Fei Di, Chinese ruler
* Glappa, king of Bernicia (traditional date)
* Chen Chang
* Emperor Ming of Northern Zhou
* Yang Yin

References