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Heads of State

Year of the Earth Monkey戊申( at the beginning of the year fire - sheep丁未)

Era of Diocletian: 484/485 ( year November )

Syria: 1079/80 ( the year in October )

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Ersturkundliche mentions

• First mention of Niederdorfelden, Lambsheim, Bogenhausen Lamprechtshausen, Einhausen and Untervaz.
• First mention of Aargau.

Religion

• August 7: Election of Stephen III. to the Pope, he was ordained two days later and can ( used on 31 July, but not consecrated and promptly sold ) with the help of the Lombards against the uncanonical used and therefore counted as anti-popes Constantine II and Philip prevail. Konstantin is blinded and sent to a monastery.
• Ricolf is Archbishop of Cologne

Born

• Han Yu, Chinese poet and essayist

• To 768: Ali ar - Rida, the eighth Imam according to the faith of the Twelvers († 818)

Died

• SEPTEMBER 24: Pepin the Short, first king of the Carolingian dynasty, the Frankish house Meier (* 714)

• Eadberht, King of Northumbria
• Pagan, Bulgarian Khan
• Sigerich, Bishop of Regensburg
• Waifar, Duke of Aquitaine
• Ibn Ishaq, Arab historian (c. 704)