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Events

* Sigeberht II the Good succeeds Sigeberht I the Little as king of Essex.
* Aripert, nephew of Theodelinda, succeeds Rodoald as king of the Lombards.
* Japanese ambassadors, student priests and students sail for Tang, but they are drowned by sinking of the ship on their way to Tang. Only five men survive.
* Naka no Ōe no Ōji changes his residence to Asuka with Empress Hashibito and other Imperial family members and ministers. Only the Emperor stays in the Naniwa Palace.

By Topic

Religion

* Pope Martin I is arrested on orders of Byzantine Emperor Constans II.

Births

* Li Xian

Deaths

* September 3 — Saint Honorius, Archbishop of Canterbury
* Chindaswinth, king of the Visigoths
* Rodoald, king of the Lombards
* Abbas, uncle of Muhammad and his chief financial supporter
* Li Ke
* Zhang Xingcheng