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Calendar overview 642
Map with all linked sites: | 642 | |
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 king of the Visigoths . |
 Empress of Japan . |
| 642 in other calendars | |
| Armenian calendar | 90/91 (turn of the year July) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 634/635 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1185/86 (southern Buddhism); 1184/85 (alternative calculation according to Buddhas Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 55th (56th) cycle
Year of the water tiger壬寅 ( at the beginning of the year metal buffalo 辛丑) |
| Chula Sakarat (Siam, Myanmar) / Dai calendar (Vietnam) | 4/5 (turn of the year April) |
| Iranian calendar | 20/21 (turn of the year March) |
| Islamic calendar | 21/22 (turn of the year 29/30 November) |
| Jewish calendar | 4402/03 (August 30/31) |
| Coptic calendar | 358/359 |
| Roman calendar |
from urbe condita MCCCXCV (1395)
Diocletian's era : 358/359 (turn of the year November) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 952/953 (April)
Syria: 953/954 (October) |
| Spanish era | 680 |
| Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 698/699 (turn of the year April) |
Events
Politics and world events
British Islands
- August 5th : Battle of Maserfield : King Penda of Mercia defeats Oswald of Northumbria , who falls in battle. Oswiu becomes the new king of Northumbria .
- Ferchar I succeeds Domnal as King of the Irish-Scottish Empire Dalriada .
- Cenwalh becomes King of Wessex, succeeding Cynegil .
- Oswine becomes King of Deira .
Visigoth Empire
- April 30th : Chindaswinth now formally takes over the functions of King of the Visigoths , after having been their ruler for a few days after the overthrow of his predecessor Tulga .
Franconian Empire
- Flaochad is the last time that a house man is used for the Franconian part of Burgundy .
Islamic expansion
- After the crushing defeat in the Battle of Nehawend against the Muslim Arabs , the Sassanid Empire in Iran collapses. Great King Yazdegerd III. must retreat to the far east of his empire, where he will stay for another 9 years.
- Byzantine troops in Egypt surrender to the attacking Arabs and evacuate Alexandria . The Muslim conquerors guarantee the Egyptian Christians freedom of belief. The Arab conquest of Egypt is now complete.
Japan
- The Japanese Empress Kōgyoku takes office
religion
- November 24th : Theodor I becomes the new Pope to succeed John IV.
- Boso becomes Bishop of Constance .
- The first mosque on Indian soil is being built in Kasaragod .
Born
- Al-Hasan al-Basrī , Muslim theologian († 728 )
Died
Date of death secured
- August 5th : Eowa , co-king of Mercia
- August 5 : Oswald , King of Northumbria (Northern England), saint (* around 604 )
- October 12 : John IV , Pope
Exact date of death unknown
- December: Domnal , King of Dalriada
- Ajo I , Duke of Benevento
- Chālid ibn al-Walīd , Muslim general (* 584 )
- Flaochad , Burgundian caretaker
- Nantechild , Frankish queen
Died around 642
Web links
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