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EVENTS

By Place

Europe

The Bulgars subjugate the country of current-day Bulgaria

Pippin Of Herstal becomes Mayor Of The Palace

Erwig deposes Wamba to become king of the Visigoths .

Perctarit , king of the Lombards , makes his son Cunincpert co-ruler

Asia

October 10 — Martyrdom Of Imam Hussein

Umayyad Caliph Muawiyah I succeeded by Yazid I ibn Muawiyah

By Topic

Religion

November 12 — The Sixth Ecumenical Council opens in Constantinople

BIRTHS

Boniface , Missionary to Germany .

Empress Genshō of Japan .

Wu Daozi , Chinese Painter (d. 740 ).

DEATHS

January 30 — Balthild , queen of Neustria and Burgundy

May 6 - Muawiyah I , Sunni caliph

October 10 — Husayn Bin Ali (''The Martyr''), grandson of Muhammad (see Battle Of Karbala )

Wamba , king of the Visigoths

HEADS OF STATES

Japan — Emperor Temmu , emperor of Japan (672–686)