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Events

By Place

Europe

* Battle of Vouillé: Clovis I defeats the Visigoths near Poitiers, ending their power in Gaul.
* Gesalec succeeds his father Alaric II as king of the Visigoths.
* The Visigothic kingdom of Old Castile is established (507–711).
* Wooden coffins and wooden tools are used in the burial places of the Alemanni.

Asia

* The town of Guilin, China, is renamed Guizhou.
* The first and smaller of the two Buddhas of Bamyan is erected in central Afghanistan. [Cohen, Roger. "Return to Bamiyan", "The New York Times", October 29 2007. Accessed October 29 2007.]

Americas

* A Mayan altar with the head of the death god is built in Copan, Honduras.

Births

* Emperor Wen of Western Wei
* Emperor Xiaozhuang of Northern Wei
* Yuwen Tai

Deaths

* Alaric II, king of the Visigoths (in the Battle of Vouillé)
* Domangart mac Ferguso, king of Dál Riata
* Emperor Buretsu, emperor of Japan
* Empress Yu

References