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689 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	689; DCLXXXIX
Ab urbe condita	1442
Armenian calendar	138; ԹՎ ՃԼԸ
Assyrian calendar	5439
Balinese saka calendar	610–611
Bengali calendar	96
Berber calendar	1639
Buddhist calendar	1233
Burmese calendar	51
Byzantine calendar	6197–6198
Chinese calendar	戊子年 (Earth Rat); 3385 or 3325; — to —; 己丑年 (Earth Ox); 3386 or 3326
Coptic calendar	405–406
Discordian calendar	1855
Ethiopian calendar	681–682
Hebrew calendar	4449–4450
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	745–746
- Shaka Samvat	610–611
- Kali Yuga	3789–3790
Holocene calendar	10689
Iranian calendar	67–68
Islamic calendar	69–70
Japanese calendar	Shuchō 4; (朱鳥４年)
Javanese calendar	581–582
Julian calendar	689; DCLXXXIX
Korean calendar	3022
Minguo calendar	1223 before ROC ; 民前1223年
Nanakshahi calendar	−779
Seleucid era	1000/1001 AG
Thai solar calendar	1231–1232
Tibetan calendar	阳土鼠年; (male Earth-Rat); 815 or 434 or −338; — to —; 阴土牛年; (female Earth-Ox); 816 or 435 or −337

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	6th century ; 7th century ; 8th century ;
Decades:	660s ; 670s ; 680s ; 690s ; 700s ;
Years:	686 ; 687 ; 688 ; 689 ; 690 ; 691 ; 692 ;

Last updated October 06, 2023

Year 689 ( DCLXXXIX ) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 689 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Byzantine Empire

Byzantine–Bulgarian War: Emperor Justinian II defeats the Bulgars of Macedonia and recaptures Thessalonica, the second most important Byzantine city in Europe.^[1] He resettles the subdued Slavs in Anatolia (modern Turkey), where they are required to provide 30,000 men to the Byzantine army.

Europe

Battle of Coronate: The Lombards under King Cunipert defeat the army of Duke Alahis, at the River Adda (Lombardy). He executes the rebel leaders; Alahis is captured and his head and legs are cut off.^[2] The southern Lombard duchies take advantage of Cunipert's distraction, and extend their territories.
Battle of Dorestad: The Frisians under King Radbod are defeated by the Frankish mayor of the palace, Pippin of Herstal.^[3] The Rhine delta and Dorestad (modern Netherlands) become Frankish again, as well as the castles of Utrecht and Fechten (approximate date).

Asia

The Asuka Kiyomihara Code, a collection of governing rules commenced in 681 under Emperor Tenmu, is promulgated in Japan.

By topic

Religion

Cædwalla of Wessex arrives in Rome and is baptised by pope Sergius I, taking the name Peter. He dies 10 days later and is buried at St. Peter's Basilica.
Prince Oswald, brother of King Osric of Hwicce, founds Pershore Abbey in Worcestershire (approximate date).

Births

Othmar, Swiss abbot (approximate date)
Rōben, Japanese Buddhist monk (d. 773)

Deaths

April 20 – Cædwalla, king of Wessex
July 8 – Kilian, Irish bishop (approximate date)
May 10 – Kusakabe, Japanese prince (b. 662)
September 10 – Guo Zhengyi, official of the Chinese Tang dynasty
Alahis, king (usurper) of the Lombards
Colman, Irish missionary (approximate date)
Grimoald II, duke of Benevento (Italy)
John III, Coptic Orthodox pope of Alexandria
Liu Jingxian, official of the Tang dynasty
Totnan, Irish Franconian apostle

Related Research Articles

The 800s decade ran from January 1, 800, to December 31, 809.

The 820s decade ran from January 1, 820, to December 31, 829.

The 830s decade ran from January 1, 830, to December 31, 839.

The 850s decade ran from January 1, 850, to December 31, 859.

The 780s decade ran from January 1, 780, to December 31, 789.

The 720s decade ran from January 1, 720, to December 31, 729.

The 700s decade ran from January 1, 700, to December 31, 709.

The 610s decade ran from January 1, 610, to December 31, 619.

The 650s decade ran from January 1, 650, to December 31, 659.

The 660s decade ran from January 1, 660, to December 31, 669.

The 680s decade ran from January 1, 680, to December 31, 689.

The 690s decade ran from January 1, 690, to December 31, 699.

Year 688 (DCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 688 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

The 560s decade ran from January 1, 560, to December 31, 569.

The 590s decade ran from January 1, 590, to December 31, 599.

Year 680 (DCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 680 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Year 685 (DCLXXXV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 685 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

700 (DCC) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 700th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 700th year of the 1st millennium, the 100th and last year of the 7th century, and the 1st year of the 700s decade. As of the start of 700, the Gregorian calendar was 3 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Year 663 (DCLXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 663 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

The 600s decade ran from January 1, 600, to December 31, 609.

References

↑ Ostrogorsky 1956, pp. 116–122.
↑ Hodgkin, Thomas (1895). "Italy and her Invaders", volume 6. Oxford
↑ Blok 1968, pp. 32–34.

Sources

Blok, Dirk Peter (1968). De Franken, hun optreden in het licht der historie[The Franks: their actions in the light of history] (in Dutch). Bussum: Fibula-Van Dishoeck. OCLC 5060822.
Ostrogorsky, George (1956). History of the Byzantine State. Oxford: Blackwell.

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[FOOTNOTEOstrogorsky1956116–122-1] Ostrogorsky 1956, pp. 116–122.

[2] Hodgkin, Thomas (1895). "Italy and her Invaders", volume 6. Oxford

[FOOTNOTEBlok196832–34-3] Blok 1968, pp. 32–34.

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Gregorian calendar	689 DCLXXXIX
Ab urbe condita	1442
Armenian calendar	138 ԹՎ ՃԼԸ
Assyrian calendar	5439
Balinese saka calendar	610–611
Bengali calendar	96
Berber calendar	1639
Buddhist calendar	1233
Burmese calendar	51
Byzantine calendar	6197–6198
Chinese calendar	戊子年 (Earth Rat) 3385 or 3325 — to — 己丑年 (Earth Ox) 3386 or 3326
Coptic calendar	405–406
Discordian calendar	1855
Ethiopian calendar	681–682
Hebrew calendar	4449–4450
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	745–746
- Shaka Samvat	610–611
- Kali Yuga	3789–3790
Holocene calendar	10689
Iranian calendar	67–68
Islamic calendar	69–70
Japanese calendar	Shuchō 4 (朱鳥４年)
Javanese calendar	581–582
Julian calendar	689 DCLXXXIX
Korean calendar	3022
Minguo calendar	1223 before ROC 民前1223年
Nanakshahi calendar	−779
Seleucid era	1000/1001 AG
Thai solar calendar	1231–1232
Tibetan calendar	阳土鼠年 (male Earth-Rat) 815 or 434 or −338 — to — 阴土牛年 (female Earth-Ox) 816 or 435 or −337

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