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Events

By Place

Europe

* Emperor Justinian II of the Byzantine Empire defeats the Bulgarians.
* King Caedwalla of Wessex abdicates the throne and goes on a pilgrimage to Rome.

Births

* Jianzhen, Chinese Buddhist monk who founded Tōshōdai-ji in Japan (d. 763)
* Charles Martel, Frank Leader (d. 22 October 741)

Deaths

* Perctarit, king of the Lombards
* John, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria