For the car, see Peugeot 605.

Events

By Place

Asia

• As a result of a quarrel between Numan III, the Lakhmid ruler, and the Persian Chosroes, the Persian border with Arabia is no longer guarded.
• Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty orders the capital to be transferred from Chang'an to Luoyang, and orders the Grand Canal to be built.
• Amshuvarma becomes king of Licchavi.
• The Chinese Zhaozhou Bridge is completed under the Sui Dynasty, the earliest known fully-stone open-spandrel segmental arch bridge in the world. Although the earlier Roman era Trajan's Bridge featured segmental arches, they were built of wood on top of stone piers.

The Americas

• Aj Ne' Yohl Mat becomes ruler of Palenque.

Births

• Emperor Gong of Sui
• Yang Tong

Deaths

• May 26 — or 604 — Augustine of Canterbury (possible date)
• Damian, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria
• Alexander of Tralles, Greek physician