Election of Pope John XIX following the death of his brother Pope Benedict VIII
Election of Pope John XIX following the death of his brother Pope Benedict VIII
1641 events
Election of Pope John XIX following the death of his brother Pope Benedict VIII
Battle of Clontarf: High King of Ireland Brian Boru defeats Viking invaders, but is killed in battle
The comital family of Tusculum arranges the election of the count's son as Sergius IV following the death of Pope Marinu
Rebel Turkish warlord Mahmud of Ghazni defeats Samanid Emir Mansur II in battle at Merv
Alberic II of Spoleto arranges the election of pope Agapetus II following the death of Pope Marinus II
A Magyar raiding army defeats forces of the Muslim frontier state of Fraxinetum
English king Æthelstan begins his invasion of Scotland with
English king Æthelstan begins his invasion of Scotland
The Laguna Copperplate Inscription (the earliest known written document found in what is now the Philippines): the Comma
The Laguna Copperplate Inscription (the earliest known written document found in what is now the Philippines): the Comma
Election of Pope Hadrian III following the death of Pope Marinus I earlier that month
Syracuse, Sicily, is captured by the Muslim Aghlabids after a nine-month siege
A Byzantine fleet sacks and destroys undefended Damietta in Egypt
The Battle of Bagrevand puts an end to an Armenian rebellion against the Abbasid Caliphate
Election of pope Paul I following the death of pope Stephen II in the previous month
The Byzantine emperor Philippicus is blinded, deposed and sent into exile by conspirators of the Opsikion army in Thrace
Islamic conquest of Hispania: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Ibe
The Battle of Dun Nechtain is fought between a Pictish army under King Bridei III and the invading Northumbrians under K
Battle of Hulao: Li Shimin, the son of the Chinese emperor Gaozu, defeats the numerically superior forces of Dou Jiande
Maya king Uneh Chan of Calakmul attacks rival city-state Palenque in southern Mexico, defeating queen Yohl Ik'nal and sa