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Heads of State

Year of The Water Monkey壬申( at the beginning of the year metal sheep辛未)

Era of Diocletian: 328/329 ( year November )

Syria: 923/924 (October)

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Europe

  • The Merovingian Heresy between the Frankish kings escalated Theudebert II ( Austrasia ) and Theodoric II (Burgundy ): Theuderic invades his brother's kingdom and defeated him at Toul and Zuelpich; he considers triumphant entry into Cologne, Theudebert II imprisons and kills him; his son Merovius who is still an infant, Theuderic can crush on a stone.
  • Is Sisebut king of the Visigoths as the successor of Gundemar.
  • To 612: Avars and Slavs take their plundering expeditions in the Balkans again. The Slavs begin the nationwide conquest in the Balkans. Since deteriorated for Ostrom at the same location on the Persian front dramatically, it can not prevent this development. To 625 are located on the Balkan Peninsula only a few isolated castles and some larger cities such as Constantinople and Thessaloniki Opel in East Roman hands.

Mesoamerica

Religion

  • The Irish monk Gallus founded on the river Steinach a hermit, arising from the later town and abbey of St. Gallen.
  • Columban pulls over the Alps and is based in Lombard Bobbio at Piacenza a monastery, which attained great influence in the result.
  • To 612: Leudegasius is Bishop of Mainz.

Born

  • MAY 3:. Constantine III, Emperor of the Byzantine Empire († 641 )
  • To 612: Oswiu, King of Northumbria († 670 )
  • To 612: St. Germanus of Gran Rheinfelden, Abbot of Moutier- Grandval († 675)

Died

  • August 6: Ajen Yohl Mat, Ruler Mayan city of Palenque
  • Gundemar, King of the Visigoths
  • Secundus of Trent, abbot and historian
  • Theudebert II, Frankish king (* 585 )
  • To 612: Bertha, Frankish king's daughter, Mrs. Ethel Bert Kent (* 539 )
April 2014 List of centuries 5th century 9th century 570s 580s 590s 600s (decade) 610s 630s 640s 650s 602 607 617 622 Armenian calendar Vikram Samvat Buddhist calendar Sexagenary cycle Coptic calendar Francia Theudebert II. Theuderic II October 19 Maya civilization Aj Ne' Yohl Mat Constantine III (Byzantine emperor) Oswiu of Northumbria Germanus of Granfelden Secundus of Non Bertha of Kent
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