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Events

By Place

Europe

* September 26 — Battle of Compiègne: Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald, becoming mayor of the palace of Neustria and Burgundy.

Asia

* Empress Gemmei of Japan is succeeded by Empress Genshō.
* A major earthquake hits Turkey. [http://www.aonline-aon.com/public/topics/aon_intelligence/report02.asp]
* Umayyad caliph al-Walid I ibn Abd al-Malik is succeeded by Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik.

By Topic

Religion

* King Nechtan invites the Northumbrian clergy to establish Christianity amongst the Picts.
* May 19 — Pope Gregory II succeeds Pope Constantine as the 89th pope.
* August 11 — Germanus is translated from the bishopric of Cyzicus to the Patriarch of Constantinople.
* Saint Boniface sets out on a missionary expedition to the Frisians.
* The Grand Mosque of Damascus is built over the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. [http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Printable.asp?ID=20581]
* Saint Winnin, an Irish monk, lands at the mouth of the River Garnock, where he establishes a community or cell of monks, termed cella or "Kil" in Gaelic.

Births

Deaths

* April 9 — Pope Constantine
* Muhammad bin Qasim