574

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Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

* Emperor Justin II retires, choosing Tiberius II Constantine as his heir.

Europe

* Áedán mac Gabráin becomes king of Dál Riata.
* After the death of King Cleph, the Lombards are without a king for the next ten years.
* Cantabria is conquered by Visigothic King Liuvigild.

Births

* Uthman ibn Affan, caliph (approximate date)
* Prince Shotoku, regent of Japan
* Xiao Yu, Chinese prince of the Liang Dynasty, later an official serving the Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty (d. 647)

Deaths

* July 7 — Pope John III
* Cleph, king of the Lombards; killed by one of his servants (or 575)
* Conall mac Comgaill, King of Dál Riata
* Empress Dowager Chinu