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| Years: 682 683 684 685 - 686 - 687 688 689 690 | |
| Decades: 650s 660s 670s - 680s - 690s 700s 710s | |
| Centuries: 6th century - 7th century - 8th century | |
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Events
- October 21 - Conon becomes Pope, succeeding Pope John V.
- Empress Jitō ascends to the throne of Japan
- Kingdom of Kent attacked and conquered by West Saxons under Caedwalla
- The Isle of Wight becomes the last place in the United Kingdom to convert to Christianity
- A monastic cell was consecrated at Middleburg (Middlesbrough), by St Cuthbert at the request of St Hilda Abbess of Whitby.
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Births
- August 23 - Charles Martel, winner of the Battle of Tours
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Deaths
- August 2 - Pope John V
- Emperor Temmu, emperor of Japan
- Korean Buddhist monk Weonhyo
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