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Events

By Place

Europe

• Battle of Tolbiac; Clovis I defeats the Alamanni, accepts Catholic baptism at Reims.
• Thrasamund becomes king of the Vandals.

Byzantine Empire

• Anastasius I has Euphemius Patriarch of Constantinople deposed, and Macedonius II appointed as his successor. Euphemius is sent into exile.

Asia

• Kavadh I of Persia is deposed and exiled by his brother Djamasp.
• The ruling Tuoba family in the Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty change their family name to Yuan.

By Topic

Religion

• Pope Anastasius II succeeds Gelasius I.

Births

Deaths

• November 21 - Pope Gelasius I
• Gunthamund, king of the Vandals
• Athanasius, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria

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