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| Years: 681 682 683 684 - 685 - 686 687 688 689 | |
| Decades: 650s 660s 670s - 680s - 690s 700s 710s | |
| Centuries: 6th century - 7th century - 8th century | |
Events
- Umayyad caliph Marwan I (684-685) succeeded by Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (685-705).
- Justinian II succeeds Constantine IV as emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
- Sussex attacks Kent, supporting Eadric's claim to the throne held by Hlothhere.
- Surrey takes Wessex as its overlord.
- Pope Benedict II succeeded by Pope John V.
- Cuthbert consecrated bishop of Lindisfarne.
- May 20 - Battle of Dunnichen or Nechtansmere: Picts defeat Northumbrians.
- Arabs reach present-day Morocco.
- Plague kills almost all the monks in a Northumbrian monastery aside from the abbot and one small boy - future scholar Bede.
Births
Deaths
- May 20 - Ecgfrith, king of Northumbria (killed in battle)
Heads of states
- Holy See
- *Benedict II pope (684-685)
- *John V pope (685-686)
- Japan - Emperor Temmu, emperor of Japan (672-686)
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