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Events

By Place

Byzantine Empire

• The Ostrogoths under Totila recapture Rome.

Europe

• Agila succeeds Theudigisel as king of the Visigoths.
• The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ossory (which still exists) is founded in Ireland.

Asia

• Emperor Jinwen succeeds Emperor Wu as ruler of the Liang Dynasty in China.

Births

• Jizang, Chinese Buddhist monk (d. 623)

Deaths

• Theudigisel, king of the Visigoths
• Tuathal Maelgarb, King of Tara
• Gao Cheng
• Emperor Wu of Liang
• Xiao Zhengde
• Princess Xu Zhaopei
• Zhu Yi

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