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Heads of State

Year of the Earth Ox己丑(at the beginning of Earth Rat戊子)

Era of Diocletian: 405/406 ( year November )

Syria: 1000 /01 (October)

Events

Politics and World Affairs

  • The Frankish house Meier Pippin the Middle defeated the Frisians under Radbod at Dorestad; this must cede to the Franks the western Friesland.
  • In the battle of coronate at the Adda, the king of the Lombards, Cunincpert defeated the usurper Alahis.

Religion

  • Theobaldus is Bishop of Constance.
  • At 689: The iro - Scottish missionary Kilian in Würzburg suffers together with Kolonat and Totnan martyrdom.

Born

  • Robes, Buddhist scholar in Japan ( † 773)
  • To 689 Otmar St. Gallen, founder and abbot of the monastery of St. Gall († 759 )

Died

  • April 20: Caedwalla, King of Wessex, monk (c. 659 )
  • Grimoald II, Duke of Benevento
  • Lu Zhaolin, Chinese poet (c. 637)
  • To 689: St. Kilian of Würzburg, missionary (c. 640)
  • To 689: St. Kolonat, missionary
  • To 689: Totnan, missionary
April 2014 List of centuries 5th century 9th century 640s 650s 660s 670s 680s 690s 700s (decade) 710s 720s 679 684 694 699 Saint Colman (martyr) Saint Totnan Armenian calendar Vikram Samvat Buddhist calendar Sexagenary cycle Dai people Iranian calendars Coptic calendar Redbad, King of the Frisians Francia Cunipert Cædwalla of Wessex Grimoald II of Benevento
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