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Calendar overview 697
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Paulicius becomes the first Doge of Venice . | Empress Jitō resigns from the office of Tennō of Japan . |
697 in other calendars | |
Armenian calendar | 145/146 (turn of the year July) |
Ethiopian calendar | 689/690 |
Buddhist calendar | 1240/41 (southern Buddhism); 1239/40 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
Chinese calendar | 56th (57th) cycle
Year of the Fire Rooster丁酉 ( at the beginning of the year Fire Monkey 丙申) |
Chula Sakarat (Siam, Myanmar) / Dai calendar (Vietnam) | 59/60 (turn of the year April) |
Iranian calendar | 75/76 |
Islamic calendar | 77/78 (turn of the year March 29/30) |
Jewish calendar | 4457/58 (September 21/22) |
Coptic calendar | 413/414 |
Roman calendar |
from urbe condita MLD or MCCCCL (1450)
Diocletian's era 413/414 |
Seleucid era | Babylon: 1007/08 (turn of the year April)
Syria: 1008/09 (New Year October) |
Spanish era | 735 |
Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar) | 753/754 (turn of the year April) |
Events
Politics and world events
Europe
- According to legend, at the top of Venice , a Dux (later Doge ) elected for the first time by the people's assembly takes over the leadership of the city-state as head of the city. The first holder of the office is Paulucius .
- The caretaker of the Franconian Empire , Pippin the Middle , names his son Drogo Duke of Burgundy .
- In Dalriada , after the death of Ferchar II, first Eochaid II and then Ainbcellach became king.
Africa
- Islamic expansion : Attack by the Arabs with 40,000 men on Byzantine Carthage
Asia
religion
- 697/ 698 : Basinus is bishop of Trier . He succeeds the deceased Numerianus in this office.
Died
- November 15th : Marinus , Iro-Scottish wandering bishop and saint
- Eochaid II , King of the Iro-Scottish Empire Dalriada
- Ferchar II , King of the Iro-Scottish Empire Dalriada
- Osthryth , Anglo-Saxon queen
- June 8, 696 or 697: Chlodulf , Bishop of Metz
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