608

Years: 604 605 606 607 - 608 - 609 610 611 612
Decades: 570s 580s 590s - 600s - 610s 620s 630s
Centuries: 6th century - 7th century - 8th century

Events

September 15 - Boniface IV becomes pope.
Eochaid succeeds Aidan mac Gabhráin as king of Dalriada.
First recorded observation of Halloween in the Catholic church.
Khosrau II of Persia attacks Chalcedon.
Possible date of the writing of Beowulf.
Prince Shotoku of Japan appoints Ono no Imoko as official envoy to Sui for a second time and sends him to pay tribute to the Sui court.

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