General
Population: Between 190 and 230 million*
- Disease: End of Plague of Justinian killing 300 million since 540
- Religion: Death of Pope Pelagius II - Pope Gregory I the Great reigns to 604 promoting secular treaties
- Technology: Church window glass mentioned first in writing
- Deaths: Pope Pelagius II
Europe
- England: Famine follows great flood
- Ireland: St. Columban leaves Ireland with 12 monks and goes to Luxeuil in the Vosges
- Italian States: Authari king of Lombards dies and is succeeded by Agilulf
- Switzerland: Lausanne Switzerland becomes bishop's see
Middle East
- Persia: Chosroses II ascends the throne of Persia and renews war with Byzantines