657

Years: 653 654 655 656 - 657 - 658 659 660 661
Decades: 620s 630s 640s - 650s - 660s 670s 680s
Centuries: 6th century - 7th century - 8th century

Events

June 2 - Pope Eugene I dies and is subsequently canonized.
Ali Ben Abu Talib fights Muawiyah over the Caliphate of Islam and captures Anbar.
Saint Hilda founds an abbey on the Yorkshire coast at Whitby
July 30 - Vitalian elected Pope
Tang Dynasty under Tang Gao Zong defeat Turks

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