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Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

* Belisarius is sent back to Italy to once more fight the Ostrogoths, who have been making reconquests in the area.
* Pope Vigilius is ordered to Constantinople.
* Khosrau I of Persia unsuccessfully attacks the Byzantine fortress of Daraa.

outheast Asia

*Ly Bi establish the Kingdom of Van Xuan (Vietnam) and the Ly dynasty.

By Topic

Religion

* Jacob Baradaeus consecrates Sergius of Tella as Patriarch of Antioch. By this act, he creates a permanent schism between the Syrian Orthodox Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Births

* Empress Dugu Qieluo
* Emperor Jing of Liang
* Yuwen Xian

Deaths

* October 18 — Saint Wenna
* Dionysius Exiguus, creator of the "Anno Domini" system of date measurement