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Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

* Tiberius III deposes Leontius and becomes Byzantine Emperor.
* Arabs capture Carthage from the Byzantine Empire, and destroy it completely.

Asia

* Dae Jo-young establishes the Balhae Kingdom.
* Khun Lo, a Thai prince, conquers Muang Sua, an early Laotian kingdom.
* The festival of first-fruits ("daijosai") is held in Japan.

By Topic

Religion

* At the Synod of Aquileia (also referred to as the Synod of Pavia), the bishops of the diocese of Aquileia decide to end the Schism of the Three Chapters and return to communion with Rome.
* Princess Taki is sent to the Saikū as a Saiō of the Ise Shrine, Japan.

Births

* Wang Wei, Chinese poet
* Wang Changling, Chinese poet and official (d. 765)

Deaths

*Saint Eadberht, Bishop of Lindisfarne