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Events
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Europe
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Wittiza succeeds his grandfatherErgica as king of theVisigoths .
*Liutpert succeeds his fatherPerctarit as king of theLombards .
*Raginpert overthrows Liutpert and becomes king of the Lombards. He dies soon after, and his sonAripert succeeds him.Asia
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Code of Taihō is issued inJapan .By Topic
Religion
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October 30 —Pope John VI succeedsPope Sergius I as the 85thpope .Births
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Emperor Shōmu , emperor of Japan (d.756 )
*Li Bai (also Li Po), Chinese poet (d.762 )
*Wang Wei , Chinese poet, musician, painter, and chancellor of theTang Dynasty (d.761 )Deaths
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September 8 —Pope Sergius I
*Raginpert , king of theLombards
*Yeon Namsan ,Goguryeo -Korean military leader who later served as an official in the ChineseTang Dynasty (b.639 )
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