645

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Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

* The Byzantines recapture Alexandria from the Arabs.

Asia

* In Japan, Naka no Ōe no Ōji and Nakatomi no Kamatari assassinate Soga no Iruka and his father, Soga no Emishi (Isshi Incident).
* The reign of Empress Kogyoku of Ancient Japan ends. Emperor Kōtoku ascends to the throne. Naka no Ōe no Ōji is made Crown Prince.
* Supporters of Prince Shotoku gain supremacy in Japan.
* Furubito no Ōe no Ōji plots rebellion, and is killed by Naka no Ōe no Ōji in Yoshino.
* Goguryeo general Yang Man-chun resists the Emperor Taizong of Tang.

Births

* Yazid I, a caliph of the Umayad Dynasty
* Empress Jito, empress of Japan

Deaths

* July 10 — Soga no Iruka (assassinated in what is afterwards called the Isshi Incident)
* Cen Wenben, Chinese Chancellor of the Tang Dynasty, also an editor of the "Book of Zhou" (born 595)
* Li Chengqian
* Yan Shigu