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Events

victory, won over either the Etruscan s or the Latin s.

King Gon Jian Of Yue defeats and banishes King Fucha Of Wu , gaining a temporary hegemony in ancient China during the Spring And Autumn Period

Births

Sophocles , Athenian dramatist and statesman.

Deaths

Pythagoras , Greek philosopher and mathematician.

Sun Tzu , military philosopher and author of The Art Of War (most likely a colloquial date)