Events

• September 3 - St. Gregory I becomes Pope.
• Persian king Hormizd IV succeeded by Khosrau II .
• The Byzantine Empire begins a war with Persia.
• Saint Columbanus founds the monastery of Luxeuil.
• Owain mab Urien becomes king of Rheged (approximate date).

Deaths

• February 7 - Pope Pelagius II
• September 5 - Authari, king of the Lombards