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| Centuries: | 6th century · 7th century · 8th century |
| Decades: | 610s 620s 630s 640s 650s 660s 670s |
| Years: | 639 640 641 642 643 644 645 |
| Gregorian calendar | 642 DCXLII
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| Ab urbe condita | 1395 |
| Armenian calendar | 91 ԹՎ ՂԱ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1202 – -1201 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1186 |
| Coptic calendar | 358 – 359 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 634 – 635 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4402 – 4403 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 697 – 698 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 564 – 565 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3743 – 3744 |
| Holocene calendar | 10642 |
| Iranian calendar | 20 – 21 |
| Islamic calendar | 21 – 22 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 1302 (皇紀1302年) |
| Julian calendar | 687 |
| Korean calendar | 2975 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1185 |
Events[]
By Place[]
Europe[]
- August 5 — In the Battle of Maserfield, Penda king of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald, king of Bernicia.
- Batbayan succeeds Kubrat as ruler of the Bulgars (approximate date).
Africa[]
- Arabs invade Nubia for the first time; they will do so again in 652.
- Arabs conquers Alexandria.
Asia[]
- Battle of Nehawand: Arabs conquer Persia.
- Empress Kōgyoku ascends to the throne of Japan.
- Yeon Gaesomun seizes power over the Goguryeo kingdom and places King Bojang on the throne.
- Emperor Taizong of Tang issues a decree throughout China that increased the punishment for men who deliberately inflict injuries upon themselves (most commonly breaking their own legs) in order to avoid military conscription. This decree was an effort to eradicate this practice that had grown as a trend since the time of the rebellion against the Sui Dynasty.
By Topic[]
Arts and Sciences[]
- Earliest surviving dated Arabic papyrus, PERF 558, and earliest known Arabic text with diacritical marks is written.
Religion[]
- November 24 — Pope Theodore I succeeds Pope John IV as the 73rd pope.
- Monastic settlement founded in Hampshire, England, which later becomes Winchester Cathedral.
Births[]
Deaths[]
- August 5 — Oswald, king of Bernicia and Bretwalda
- October 12 — Pope John IV
- Khalid bin Walid, Muslim general, conqueror of Damascus and Syria
- Yeongnyu of Goguryeo
- Yuwen Shiji, Chinese statesman
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| Father | Mother | Age at death | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manasses of Judah | Hezekiah of Judah | Hephzi-bah |
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