664 BC
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Gregorian calendar | 664 BC |
Ab urbe condita | 90 |
Ancient Egypt era | XXVI dynasty, 1 |
- Pharaoh | Psamtik I, 1 |
Ancient Greek era | 29th Olympiad (victor)¹ |
Assyrian calendar | 4087 |
Bengali calendar | −1256 |
Berber calendar | 287 |
Buddhist calendar | −119 |
Burmese calendar | −1301 |
Byzantine calendar | 4845–4846 |
Chinese calendar | 丙辰年 (Fire Dragon) 2033 or 1973 — to — 丁巳年 (Fire Snake) 2034 or 1974 |
Coptic calendar | −947 – −946 |
Discordian calendar | 503 |
Ethiopian calendar | −671 – −670 |
Hebrew calendar | 3097–3098 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | −607 – −606 |
- Shaka Samvat | N/A |
- Kali Yuga | 2438–2439 |
Holocene calendar | 9337 |
Iranian calendar | 1285 BP – 1284 BP |
Islamic calendar | 1324 BH – 1323 BH |
Julian calendar | N/A |
Korean calendar | 1670 |
Minguo calendar | 2575 before ROC 民前2575年 |
Thai solar calendar | −121 – −120 |
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Events
- First naval battle in Greek recorded history, between Corinth and Corcyra.
- Tantamani succeeds his uncle Taharqa as king of Kush.
- Kushites invade Assyrian-controlled Egypt.
- The Assyrians under Ashurbanipal capture and sack Thebes, Egypt.
- Psamtik I succeeds Necho I as ruler of Lower Egypt.[1]
- The Sphinx of Taharqa is completed, having been begun in 690 BC. It is now displayed at the British Museum, London.
Births
- Amon, king of Judah (approximate date)
Deaths
- Taharqa, king of Egypt
- Necho I, king of Egypt
- Duke Xuan of Qin, ruler of the state of Qin