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Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

• Tiberius II Constantine succeeds Justin II as Byzantine Emperor

Asia

• Kongo Gumi, world's oldest continuously operating company (578 - 2006), founded in Osaka, Japan.

Births

Deaths

• July 30 - Jacob Baradaeus, bishop of Edessa
• October 5 - Justin II, Roman emperor
• Northern Zhou Wu Di, Chinese ruler
• John Malalas, Byzantine chronicler
• Bhavaviveka, Indian Madhyamaka Scholar

578

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