- 560
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By Place
Europe
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Ceawlin of Wessex becomes King ofWessex (traditional date).
* Æthelbert succeeds his father Eormenric as king ofKent (traditional date).
* Adda succeeds his brother Glappa as king ofBernicia (traditional date).
* Aella becomes king of Deira (traditional date).
* Custennin ap Cado abdicates as King ofDumnonia , and retires to a monastery where he is eventually murdered. He is succeeded by his son Gerren II rac Dehau.By Topic
Religion
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Saint Columba quarrels withSaint Finnian over authorship of apsalter , leading to a pitched battle the next year.Births
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Isidore of Seville , archbishop and scholar [Catholic Encyclopedia "St. Isidore of Seville"]Deaths
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Cynric of Wessex , king ofWessex (traditional date)
* Eormenric, king ofKent (traditional date)
* Northern Qi Fei Di, Chinese ruler
* Glappa, king ofBernicia (traditional date)
*Chen Chang
*Emperor Ming of Northern Zhou
*Yang Yin References
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