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Events

  • The regent Grimuald usurps the kingship of the Lombards
    Lombards

    The Lombards were a Germanic peoples originally from Northern Europe who settled in the valley of the Danube and from there invaded Byzantine Italian peninsula in 568 under the leadership of Alboin....
    , driving Perctarit
    Perctarit

    Perctarit was king of the Lombards from 661 to 662 the first time and later from 671 to 688. He was the son and successor of Aripert I. He shared power with his brother Godepert....
     into exile and killing Godepert
    Godepert

    Godepert was king of the Lombards , eldest son and successor of Aripert I. He was an Arianism who governed from the ancient capital, Pavia, while his brother, Perctarit, a Roman Catholic, governed from Milan....
    .
  • The Emperor
    Emperor Tenji

    Emperor Tenji , also known as Emperor Tenchi was the 38th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. The years of Emperor Tenji's reign spanned 661 through 672....
     of Japan orders Abe no Hirafu
    Abe no Hirafu

    Abe no Hirafu was a governor of Koshi Province. He fought against the aboriginal inhabitants of Japan . This was in 658. Three years later, in 661, he led an expedition into Korea to help Baekje, an ally on the Korean peninsula, in the Battle of Baekgang....
     to escort Buyeo Pung
    Buyeo Pung

    Buyeo Pung, known as in Japan, was one of the sons of King Uija of Baekje. When Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, fell to the alliance of Silla and Tang Dynasty in 660, he was in the Wa state of Japan as a Ward and hostage#Historical hostage practices to ensure the alliance between Japan and Baekje....
     to Baekje
    Baekje

    Baekje , or Paekche , was a kingdom located in southwest Korea. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla....
    , where he is made to take up the succession to the dignity.


Births

  • Prince Kusakabe of Japan (d. 689
    689

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  • Kakinomoto no Hitomaro
    Kakinomoto no Hitomaro

    Kakinomoto no Hitomaro was a Japanese poet and aristocrat of the late Asuka period. He was the most prominent of the poets included in the Man'yoshu, and was particularly represented in volumes 1 and 2....
    , Japanese poet (approximate date)
  • Emperor Ruizong of Tang
    Emperor Ruizong of Tang

    Emperor Ruizong of Tang , personal name Li D?n , known at times during his life as Li Xulun , Li Lun , Wu Lun , and Wu Dan , was the fifth and ninth emperor of Tang Dynasty....
  • Rumwold
    Rumwold

    Rumwold was a medieval infancy saint in England, said to have lived for three days in 662. He is said to have been miracle full of Christianity piety despite his tender age, and able to speak from the moment of his birth, professing his faith, requesting baptism, and delivering a Sermon prior to his early death....

Deaths

  • Lai Ji
    Lai Ji

    Lai Ji was an official of the History of China dynasty Tang Dynasty, serving as a chancellor of Tang Dynasty during the reign of Emperor Gaozong....
  • Maximus the Confessor
    Maximus the Confessor

    Maximus the Confessor was a Christian monk, theologian, and scholar. In his early life, he was a civil servant, and an aide to the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius....
    , Byzantine
    Byzantine Empire

    Byzantine Empire and Eastern Roman Empire are conventional names used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered on its capital of Constantinople....
     theologian
  • Godepert
    Godepert

    Godepert was king of the Lombards , eldest son and successor of Aripert I. He was an Arianism who governed from the ancient capital, Pavia, while his brother, Perctarit, a Roman Catholic, governed from Milan....
    , king of the Lombards
    Lombards

    The Lombards were a Germanic peoples originally from Northern Europe who settled in the valley of the Danube and from there invaded Byzantine Italian peninsula in 568 under the leadership of Alboin....
  • Rumwold
    Rumwold

    Rumwold was a medieval infancy saint in England, said to have lived for three days in 662. He is said to have been miracle full of Christianity piety despite his tender age, and able to speak from the moment of his birth, professing his faith, requesting baptism, and delivering a Sermon prior to his early death....