Events

By Place

Europe

• Eadbald succeeds Ethelbert as king of Kent.
• Aethelfrith of Northumbria defeats the army of Powys.
• Aethelfrith meets Rędwald and the army of East Anglia in the Battle of the River Idle, and is slain by Raedwald, which establishes his claim as Bretwalda.
• Edwin becomes king of Northumbria.
• Oswald of Northumbria flees to Iona.
• Adaloald succeeds his father Agilulf as king of the Lombards (approximate date).

Africa

• Alexandria is captured by Khosrau II of Persia.

By Topic

Religion

• The Banu Hashim clan begins to boycott Muhammad.
• A shrine on the site of the future Westminster Abbey is founded.

Births

• Grimoald the Elder, Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia

Deaths

• February 24 ? Ethelbert, king of Kent and Bretwalda
• Aethelfrith, king of Northumbria (killed in battle)
• Anastasius, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria
• Saebert, king of Essex (approximate date)
• Agilulf, king of the Lombards (approximate date)
• St. John the Merciful (approximate date)
• Empress Liu Jingyan
• Empress Yuan Humo
• Yuwen Shu

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