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Asia

• The Chinese Tang Dynasty
  Tang Dynasty
  
  The Tang Dynasty was an Dynasties in Chinese history preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was founded by the Li family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire....
   under Emperor Gaozong of Tang
  Emperor Gaozong of Tang
  
  Emperor Gaozong of Tang , personal name Li Zhi , was the third emperor of the Tang Dynasty in History of China, ruling from 649 to 683 . Emperor Gaozong was the son of Emperor Taizong of Tang and Empress Zhangsun ....
   defeats a Turkish
  Turkic peoples
  
  The Turkic peoples are Eurasian peoples residing in northern, central and western Eurasia, and who mostly speak languages belonging to the Turkic languages....
   army.
• Emperor Gaozong of Tang commissions the pharmacology
  Pharmacology
  
  Pharmacology is the study of drug action. More specifically it is the study of the interactions that occur between a living organism and exogenous chemicals that alter normal biochemical function....
   publication of an official materia medica
  Materia medica
  
  Materia medica is a Latin medicine term for the body of collected knowledge about the therapeutic properties of any substance used for healing....
  , which documents 833 different substances taken from various stones, minerals, metals, plants, herbs, animals, vegetables, fruits, and cereal crops used for medicinal purposes.

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Religion

• June 2 — Pope Eugene I
  Pope Eugene I
  
  Pope Saint Eugene I or Eugenius I, was pope from 10 August, 654 to 1 June, 657.He was a native of Rome, born to one Rufinianus. He was elected pope on 10 August, 654, ascended in 655, and died on 1 June, 657 of natural causes....
   dies and is subsequently canonized.
• July 26 — Battle of Siffin
  Battle of Siffin
  
  The Battle of Siffin occurred during the First Fitna, or First Muslim civil war, with the main engagement taking place from July 26 to July 28....
  : Ali Ben Abu Talib fights Muawiyah over the Caliph
  Caliph
  
  The Caliph is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the leader of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah....
  ate of Islam
  Islam
  
  Islam is a Monotheism, Abrahamic religion originating with the teachings of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure....
   and captures Anbar
  Anbar
  
  Anbar was a town in Iraq, at lat. 33 deg. 22' N., long. 43 deg. 49' E, on the east bank of the Euphrates, just south of the Nahr Isa, or Sakhlawieh canal, the northernmost of the canals connecting that river with the Tigris....
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• July 30 — Pope Vitalian
  Pope Vitalian
  
  Pope Saint Vitalianus was pope from July 30, 657, until January 27, 672.He was born in Segni, Lazio, the son of one Anastasius....
   succeeds Pope Eugene I
  Pope Eugene I
  
  Pope Saint Eugene I or Eugenius I, was pope from 10 August, 654 to 1 June, 657.He was a native of Rome, born to one Rufinianus. He was elected pope on 10 August, 654, ascended in 655, and died on 1 June, 657 of natural causes....
   as the 76th pope
  Pope
  
  The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church and head of state of Vatican City. The current pope is Pope Benedict XVI, who was elected April 19, 2005 in Papal conclave, 2005....
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• Saint Hilda founds an abbey
  Whitby Abbey
  
  Whitby Abbey is a ruins Benedictine abbey sited on Whitby's East Cliff in North Yorkshire on the north-east coast of England.The stark and magnificent ruins of Whitby Abbey are much more than a spectacular clifftop landmark....
   on the Yorkshire
  Yorkshire
  
  Yorkshire is a Historic counties of England of northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Because of its great size, over time functions were increasingly undertaken by its subdivisions, which have been subject to History of local government in Yorkshire....
   coast at Whitby
  Whitby
  
  Whitby is a town and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire on the north-east coast of England. Nowadays it is a fishing port and tourist destination....
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Deaths

• Pope Eugene I
  Pope Eugene I
  
  Pope Saint Eugene I or Eugenius I, was pope from 10 August, 654 to 1 June, 657.He was a native of Rome, born to one Rufinianus. He was elected pope on 10 August, 654, ascended in 655, and died on 1 June, 657 of natural causes....