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"For the North American area code, see
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dn3=580s__NOTOC__Events
By Place
Byzantine Empire
* The
Bulgars andHuns invade and raid Byzantine territory, but are driven back nearConstantinople byBelisarius .Europe
* Glappa succeeds his father Ida as king of
Bernicia (traditional date).Asia
* First successful human flight: a manned
kite lands in the proximity ofYe, China . [(永定三年)使元黄头与诸囚自金凤台各乘纸鸱以飞,黄头独能至紫陌乃堕,仍付御史中丞毕义云饿杀之。 (Rendering: [In the 3rd year of Yongding,559 ] , Gao Yang conducted an experiment by having Yuan Huangtou and a few prisoners launch themselves from a tower in Ye, capital of the Northern Qi. Yuan Huangtou was the only one who survived from this flight, as he glided over the city-wall and fell at Zimo [western segment of Ye] safely, but he was later executed.)Zizhi Tongjian 167.]
*Ara Gaya , a member of the Gaya confederacy, surrenders toSilla in theKorean peninsula .Births
*
Emperor Xuan of Northern Zhou Deaths
* Northern Qi Wen Xuan Di, Chinese ruler
* Chen Wu Di, Chinese ruler
* Ida, king ofBernicia (traditional date)Notes
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