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[edit] Events
- Umayyad caliph Marwan I (684-685) succeeded by Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (685-705).
- Justinian II succeeds Constantine IV as emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
- Sussex attacks Kent, supporting Eadric's claim to the throne held by Hlothhere.
- Surrey takes Wessex as its overlord.
- July 23 - Pope John V succeeds Pope Benedict II as the 82nd pope..
- Cuthbert consecrated bishop of Lindisfarne.
- May 20 - Battle of Dunnichen or Nechtansmere: Picts defeat Northumbrians.
- Arabs reach present-day Morocco.
- Plague kills almost all the monks in a Northumbrian monastery aside from the abbot and one small boy - future scholar Bede.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- May 20 - Ecgfrith, king of Northumbria (killed in battle)
[edit] Heads of states
- Holy See
- Benedict II pope (684-685)
- John V pope (685-686)
- Japan - Emperor Temmu, emperor of Japan (672-686)
