General
Population: Between 190 and 230 million*
- Mathematics: Indian mathematician Brahmagupta teaches
- Religion: Death of Pope Boniface V – Pope Honorius I
Mohammed begins to dictate the Koran
- Deaths: Pope Boniface V
Asia
- China: Building of Chang-an pagoda in China started
- Japan: first Ise shrine in Japan
Europe
- England: Roman missionary Paulinus comes to Northumbria
Famine in Great Britain
- Franco-German States: Dagobert I founds Abbey of St. Denis
Gourdon gold chalice created in France
- Italian States: Narasimhavarman king of South Italy and Pallava dynasty
Middle East
- Byzantine Empire: Persians and Avars attack Constantinople but are repelled by Heraclius