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Heads of State

Year of the Fire Dog丙戌( at the beginning of the year Wood Rooster乙酉)

Era of Diocletian: 462/463 ( year November )

Syria: 1057/58 ( the year in October )

Events

Politics and World Affairs

  • House Meier Carloman knocks down the last uprising of the Alamanni. The so-called blood court at Cannstatt, which includes many Alemannic nobility fall victim, meant the end of Theudebalds power. His land is to be managed as part of the Frankish Empire by Frankish counts.
  • Swithred becomes king of Essex as the successor of Saelred.
  • The Umayyads under Marwan II beat down the revolt of the Kharijites in Iraq.

Culture and Religion

  • Sidonius is bishop of Constance as the successor of Arnfried.
  • Am Tegernsee the Benedictine monastery was founded on the back the Ducal Bavarian Brauhaus Tegernsee. As burial site of St Quirinus, the monastery is popular place of pilgrimage.
  • The Monk Jingzang pagoda in China is constructed.

Disasters

  • An earthquake destroyed Capernaum.
  • In Constantinople Opel plague breaks out.

Died

  • John I of Salzburg, Bishop of Salzburg
  • Saelred, King of Essex
  • Theudebald, Alamannic Duke
April 2014 List of centuries 6th century 10th century 700s (decade) 730s 740s 750s 760s 770s 780s 736 741 751 756 Tegernsee (lake) Armenian calendar Vikram Samvat Buddhist calendar Sexagenary cycle Dai people Iranian calendars Coptic calendar Carloman (mayor of the palace) Theudebald, Duke of Alamannia Francia Swithred of Essex Saelred of Essex Marwan II. Khawarij
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