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Events

By Place

Europe

* Dagobert II and Theuderic I succeed Childeric II as king(s) of the Franks
* The first glass windows are placed in English churches.
* Cenfus and then Aescwine succeed to the throne of Wessex.

Byzantine Empire

* The first Arab siege of Constantinople begins.

Asia

* November 12 — In Japan, Princess Oku proceeds to the Ise Jingu.

By Topic

Religion

*January 29 — In Japan, Prince Mino is appointed Commissioners for the erection of the great Temple of Takechi ("Ōmiya no Ōdera").
*February 8 — Japanese Buddhist Priest "Gisei" is made the rank of Junior Sōzu.

Births

Deaths

* Wulfhere, king of Mercia
* Seaxburh, queen of Wessex
* Hongren, a Zen Buddhist Patriarch of the Chinese Tang Dynasty (born 601)
* Ki no Abemaro, a minister of Japan

Heads of states

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