Chronology of World History

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Last updated: 2023 December 20.


600

February 16
  • Pope Gregory the Great decrees saying "God bless You" is the correct response to a sneeze. [1]

602

November 23
  • Phocas is crowned emperor of Byzantine Empire. [548.10]

604

March 12
  • Gregory I, the Great Pope (590-604), dies at age 64. [1]
May 26
  • Augustinus van Canterbury, bishop/apostle of England, dies. [1]
September 13
  • Sabinian begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]
December 25
  • Battle at Etampes (Stampae): Burgundy beat Neustriers. [1]

606

February 22
  • Sabinian ends his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

607

February 19
  • Boniface III begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]
March 13
  • Twelfth recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. [1]
April 19
  • Comet 1P/607 H1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0898 astronomical units (AUs) of Earth. [1]
November 12
  • Boniface III ends his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

608

September 15
  • Saint Boniface IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

609

May 13
  • Pope Boniface I turns Pantheon into Catholic church. [1]

610

April 6
  • Lailat-ul Qadar, the night the koran descended to Earth. [1]
October 5
  • Heraclius is crowned emperor of the Byzantine Empire. [346.10]

615

May 25
  • Saint Boniface IV dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

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October 19
  • Saint Deusdedit I begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

616

January 14
  • Chinese record the death of ten people from a meteorite fall. [521]

618

November 8
  • Saint Deusdedit I ends his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

619

December 23
  • Boniface V begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

622

July 16
  • Origin of the Islamic Era, as Mohammed flees Mecca to Medina (Muharram 1, 1 AH). [1] [1027.7]
September 20
  • Mohammad's Hegira. [1]

624

January 8
  • Abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle. [1]
  • Muslim army occupies Kurashitische Caravan. [1]

625

October 25
  • Boniface V ends his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]
October 27
  • Honorius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

627

December 12
  • Battle at Nineveh: Byzantine emperor Heraclius beats Perzen. [1]

628

April 3
  • Chosroes II, emperor of Persia (579-628), murdered by his son. [1]

632

June 8
  • Mohammed prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition). [1] [1027.30]
June 16
  • Origin of Persian [Yezdegird] Era. [1] [1027.7]

636

July 23
  • Arabs gain control of most of Palestine from the Byzantine Empire. [1]

638

January 23
  • Start of Islamic calendar. [1]
March 11
  • Sophronius of Jerusalem, saint/patriarch of Jerusalem, dies. [1]
October 12
  • Honorius I ends his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

639

January 19
  • Dagobert I, king of Austrasia/Soissons/Burgundy/Neustrië, dies. [1]

640

May 28
  • Severinus begins his reign as Catholic Pope (elected in 638). [1]
August 2
  • Severinus ends his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]
December 24
  • John IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

641

February 11
  • Heraclius, emperor of Byzantium (610-641), dies at about age 65. [1] [346.10]
May 13
  • Eligius (Saint Eloy) becomes bishop of Doornik-Noyon. [1]

642

February 29
  • Oswald, English missionary/saint, dies in battle. [1]
October 12
  • John IV ends his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]
November 24
  • Theodore I begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

644

December 8
  • Omar I, second kalief of Islam, murdered. [1]
December 14
  • Osman ibn Affan, appointed third kalief of islam. [1]

649

May 2
  • Maruta of Tagrit, theology/first mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies. [1]
May 14
  • Theodore I dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]
July 5
  • Death of Saint Goar; notable priest of Trier (Germany). [37]
  • Saint Martin I begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

653

June 17
  • Saint Martin I ends his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

654

August 10
  • Saint Eugene I begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

656

February 1
  • Sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about age 25. [1]
December 9
  • Battle of Kameel: Kalief Al ibn Abu Talib beats rebellion. [1]

657

June 2
  • Saint Eugene I ends his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]
July 30
  • Saint Vitalian begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

659

March 17
  • Gertrudis van Nijvel, saint/patron of travellers, dies at about age 32. [1]

660

December 1
  • Eligius/Eloy, French bishop of Tournay-Noyon/saint, dies. [1]

661

January 24
  • Ali ibn Abu Talib, kalief of Islam (656-61), murdered. [1]

664

November 3
  • Muslin caliph Umar dies of assassin's wound three days earlier. [1433.8]

672

January 27
  • Saint Vitalian dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]
April 11
  • Deusdedit III begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

673

September 24
  • Synod of Hertford opens; canons made for English Church. [1]

676

June 17
  • Deusdedit III ends his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]
November 2
  • Donus begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

678

April 11
  • Donus dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]
June 27
  • Saint Agatho begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

679

  • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle reports that in Coldingham, England, the monastery is destroyed by "fire from heaven". [521]
December 23
  • Death of King Dagobert II of Austrasia (676-679); murdered by a servant on orders of Mayor of the Palace, Pepin the Fat. [1] [1197.217]

680

April 18
  • Mu'awijja, kalief of Al-Schaam, dies. [1]
October 9
  • Husain ibn 'Ali, Shi'i religious leader, enters martyrdom. [1]
November 7
  • Third Council of Constantinople (sixth ecumenical council) opens. [1]

681

January 10
  • Saint Agatho dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

682

August 17
  • Saint Leo II begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

683

July 3
  • Saint Leo II ends his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

684

June 26
  • Saint Benedict II begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

685

May 7
  • Marwan I ibn al-Hakam, fourth kalief of Omajjaden (684-85), dies. [1]
May 8
  • Saint Benedict II dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]
May 20
  • Picts win Battle of Dunnichen. [241.9]
May 21
  • Battle at Nechtansmere: Picten beat Northumbrians. [1]
July 23
  • John V begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

686

August 2
  • John V ends his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]
October 21
  • Conon begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

687

September 21
  • Conon ends his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]
December 15
  • Saint Sergius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Conon. [1]

689

January 12
  • Benedict Biscop, English saint, dies. [1]

695

December 17
  • Begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies. [1]

701

September 9
  • Saint Sergius I ends his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]
October 30
  • John VI begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

705

January 11
  • John VI dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]
March 1
  • John VII begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

707

October 18
  • John VII ends his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

708

January 15
  • Sisinnius begins his reign as Catholic Pope (dies 20 days later). [1]
February 4
  • Sisinnius, Greek-Syrian pope (708, 20 days), dies. [1]
March 25
  • Constantine begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

709

April 24
  • Wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about age 76. [1]
May 25
  • Aldhelmus of Ealdhelm, England, abbot/bishop/poet/saint, dies at about age 69. [1]

711

April 14
  • Childebert III, king of French, dies at about age 27. [1]
November 4
  • Death of Roman Emperor Justinian II. [452.70] (December 11 [1])

714

December 16
  • Pippin II of Héristal, Duke/prince of France, dies. [1]

715

April 9
  • Constantine I, Greek/Syrian Pope (708-15), dies. [1]
May 19
  • Saint Gregory II begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

717

March 25
  • Byzantine emperor Theodusius III agrees to resign the throne. [1391.8]

722

January 1
  • Hofmeier Charles Martel flees from bishop Willibrord. [1]

727

May 30
  • Hubertus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht/saint, dies at about age 72. [1]

729

April 24
  • Egbertus, English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at age 89. [1]

731

February 11
  • Gregory II, Greek-Syrian Pope, dies. [1]
March 18
  • Saint Gregory III begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

732

February 15
  • Ho-tse Shen-hui, Zen teacher disputes founder of Northern Ch'an line. [1]
October
  • Tens of thousands of Frankish troops under duke and prince Charles Martel halt the advance of Islamic armies. Arab commander Abd-al-Rahman is killed in battle. [1392.16]

735

May 26
  • Beda Venerabilis, English speaking church historian, dies at about age 62. [1]

741

November 28
  • Saint Gregory III ends his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]
December 3
  • Saint Zachary begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Gregory III. [1]

743

February 6
  • Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, tenth Muslim caliph, dies at about age 52. [1]
March 1
  • Slave export by Christians to heathen areas prohibited. [1]

752

March 15
  • Zachary Greek/Italian Pope (741-52), dies. [1]
March 26
  • Pope Stephen II dies only four days after his election. [1]

754

January 7
  • Pope Stefanus II arrives in Ponthion. [1]
April 14
  • Pact of Quierzy between Pope Stephen II, [III] and Pippin the Korte. [1]

756

May 15
  • Abd-al-Rahman I becomes emir of Cordova Spain. [1]

757

April 26
  • Paolo Orsini replaces his brother Pope Stephen II, as Paul I. [1]
  • Stephen II Pope (752-57), dies. [1]

760

May 22
  • Fourteenth recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. [1]

762

July 30
  • Baghdad is founded. [5]

764

  • In Nara, Japan, a meteorite strikes a house. [521]

765

December 31
  • Coffin of Ho-tse Shen-hui interred in a stupa built in China. [1]

766

March 6
  • Chrodegang, church reformer/bishop of Mainz, dies at about age 50. [1]

767

June 28
  • Saint Paul I ends his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]
July 5
  • Constantine begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

768

July 30
  • Constantine ends his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]
July 31
  • Philip begins and ends his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]
August 7
  • Stephen III begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

771

December 4
  • Karloman II, French king of Burgundy, dies at about age 20. [1]
  • Karel, the Great, becomes king of all France. [1]

772

January 24
  • Stephen III dies, ending his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]
February 1
  • Adrian I begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

774

April 6
  • Charles the Great affirms Pippins promise of Quiercy. [1]

779

February 25
  • Walburgis, Anglo-Saxon abbess/saint (Walpurgis Night), dies. [1]

787

September 24
  • Second Council of Nicaea (seventh ecumenical council) opens in Asia Minor. [1]

793

June 8
  • Vikings attack Lindisfarne island off coast of Northumberland, England, killing, destroying, looting. [241.9] [1458.25] (January [1396.26])

794

November 17
  • Japan's emperor Kammu declares he is moving his capital to Heian-kyo (Kyoto). [1393.16]

795

December 25
  • Adrian I Italian Pope (772-95), dies. [1]
December 26
  • Saint Leo III begins his reign as Catholic Pope. [1]

End of 600- 799. Next: 800.

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start-302 303-599 600-799 800-999 1000-1099 1100-1199 1200-1299 1300-1401 1402-1449 1450-1474
1475-1499 1500-1524 1525-1539 1540-1559 1560-1574 1575-1599 1600-1619 1620-1629 1630-1639 1640-1649
1650-1659 1660-1669 1670-1679 1680-1689 1690-1699 1700-1708 1709-1719 1720-1739 1740-1749 1750-1759
1760-1769 1770-1774 1775-1779 1780-1784 1785-1789 1790-1794 1795-1799 1800-1804 1805-1809 1810-1814
1815-1819 1820-1824 1825-1829 1830-1834 1835-1836 1837-1839 1840-1844 1845-1847 1848-1849 1850-1852
1853-1854 1855-1859 1860-1861 1862-1864 1865-1867 1868-1869 1870-1871 1872-1874 1875-1877 1878-1879
1880-1882 1883-1884 1885-1887 1888-1889 1890-1892 1893-1894 1895 1896-1897 1898-1899 1900-1901
1902 1903-1904 1905 1906-1907 1908-1909 1910-1911 1912 1913 1914 1915
1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925
1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935
1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955
1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965
1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
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