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Events
By Place
Europe
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Wamba succeeds Reccaswinth as king of theVisigoths .Asia
* The Jinshin War, a brief but violent battle, breaks out in Japan as
Emperor Kōbun is overthrown by his uncle, the newEmperor Temmu .
*Emperor Kōbun reigns briefly as emperor of Japan, followed byEmperor Temmu .By Topic
Religion
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April 11 —Pope Adeodatus II succeedsPope Vitalian as the 77thpope .Births
* The Venerable
Bede , Anglo-Saxon theologian, historian, and chronologist (approximate date of birth) (died735 )Deaths
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January 7 —Emperor Tenji of Japan (born626 )
*January 27 —Pope Vitalian
*February 2 — Saint Chad
*August 21 —Emperor Kōbun of Japan (born648 )
*September 20 —Xu Jingzong , Chinese chancellor of theTang Dynasty (born592 )
*Reccaswinth , king of theVisigoths
*Geom Mojam ,Goguryeo military leader
*Jiang Ke
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