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
Pope Gregory the Great decrees saying "God bless You" is the correct response to a sneeze
Events Before
Khosrau II, the last great Sasanian king, is crowned King of Persia
Khosrau II, the last great Sasanian king, is crowned King of Persia
Bahram Chobin is crowned as King Barham VI of Persia
Bahram Chobin is crowned as King Barham VI of Persia
Pope-elect, the future Gregory the Great, leads a litanic procession through Rome to the church of Santa Maria Maggiore
Pope-elect, the future Gregory the Great, leads a litanic procession through Rome to the church of Santa Maria Maggiore to appease divine anger amid a plague epidemic
BC Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king
BC Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king
St Augustine introduces the Julian Calendar to England
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Events After
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)
Sabinian begins his reign as Pope, replacing Gregory the Great
Sabinian begins his reign as Pope, replacing Gregory the Great
Battle at Etampes (Stampae): Burgundy beat Neustriers
Battle at Etampes (Stampae): Burgundy beat Neustriers
Boniface III begins his reign as Catholic Pope
Boniface III begins his reign as Catholic Pope
12th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
12th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
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Boniface III begins his reign as Catholic Pope
Boniface III begins his reign as Catholic Pope
12th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
12th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
Comet 1P/607 H1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0898 AUs of Earth
Comet 1P/607 H1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0898 AUs of Earth
Pope Boniface I turns the Pantheon in Rome into a Catholic church
The Pantheon (UK: , US: ; Latin: Pantheum, from Ancient Greek Πάνθειον (Pantheion) '[temple] of all the gods') is an ancient 2nd century Roman temple and, since AD 609, a Catholic church called the...
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