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Battle at Etampes (Stampae): Burgundy beat Neustriers

Battle at Etampes (Stampae): Burgundy beat Neustriers

Battle at Etampes (Stampae): Burgundy beat Neustriers

Events Before

  1. BC Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king

    BC Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king

  2. St Augustine introduces the Julian Calendar to England

    England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and more than 100 smaller adjacent islands.

  3. Pope Gregory the Great decrees saying "God bless You" is the correct response to a sneeze

    Pope Gregory the Great decrees saying "God bless You" is the correct response to a sneeze

  4. Byzantine senate elects army officer Phocas Emperor in a mutiny against the reigning Emperor Maurice (who is then killed

    Byzantine senate elects army officer Phocas Emperor in a mutiny against the reigning Emperor Maurice (who is then killed along with all his family)

Events After

  1. Boniface III begins his reign as Catholic Pope

    Boniface III begins his reign as Catholic Pope

  2. 12th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet

    12th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet

  3. Comet 1P/607 H1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0898 AUs of Earth

    Comet 1P/607 H1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0898 AUs of Earth

  4. Ono no Imoko is dispatched as envoy to the Sui court in China (Traditional Japanese date: July 3, 607)

    Ono no Imoko is dispatched as envoy to the Sui court in China (Traditional Japanese date: July 3, 607)

  5. Saint Boniface IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope

    Saint Boniface IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope

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