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Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

• October 4 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas and becomes Emperor.

Europe

• The Avars try to invade Italy.
• Gundemar succeeds Witteric as king of the Visigoths.
• The Serbs begin to settle in the Balkans.

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

• Paper technology is imported into Japan from China by Korean Buddhist priest, Dam Jing.

Religion

• The archangel Gabriel first appears to Muhammad (according to Islamic belief), reciting to him the first verses of surat Iqra and thus beginning the revelation of the Qur'an.
• St. Columbanus and St. Gall begin missionary work in Bregenz.
• St. John the Merciful becomes Patriarch of Alexandria.

Births

Deaths

• Phocas, Byzantine emperor (murdered by mob)
• Witteric, king of the Visigoths.

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