| Centuries: | 6th century · 7th century · 8th century |
| Decades: | 630s 640s 650s 660s 670s 680s 690s |
| Years: | 658 659 660 661 662 663 664 |
| 661 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 661 DCLXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1414 |
| Armenian calendar | 110 ԹՎ ՃԺ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1183 – -1182 |
| Berber calendar | 1611 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1205 |
| Burmese calendar | 23 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6169 – 6170 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚申年十一月廿五日 (3297/3357-11-25) — to —
辛酉年十二月初五日(3298/3358-12-5) |
| Coptic calendar | 377 – 378 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 653 – 654 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4421 – 4422 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 716 – 717 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 583 – 584 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3762 – 3763 |
| Holocene calendar | 10661 |
| Iranian calendar | 39 – 40 |
| Islamic calendar | 40 – 41 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2994 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1204 |
Events
By Place
Europe
- Perctarit and Godepert become co-rulers of the Lombards, following the death of their father Aripert.
Asia
- The Imperial fleet of Japan puts to sea for the expedition for Kyūshū by the order of Empress Saimei. On its way, Princess Nukata composes a famous poem at Nikitatsu in the province of Iyo.
- Empress Saimei moves her residence to the palace of Asakura in Kyūshū. The Palace is built of trees cut down from the shrines. Two months later she dies. People say that it is because the Gods are angry for destroying shrine buildings and curses her.
- Emperor Tenji ascends to the throne of Japan because of Empress Saimei's death.
- King Munmu becomes the 30th ruler of the Silla dynasty.
By Topic
Religion
- Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib is assassinated; with his assassination the Rashidun Caliphate ends and Muawiyah I founds the Umayyad caliphate. [1]
Births
- February 15 — Princess Oku
- Empress Gemmei, empress of Japan
- Chen Zi'ang, Chinese poet and official (d. 702)
- Liu Zhiji, Chinese historian (d. 721)
Deaths
- Ali, cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad and caliph
- Empress Kōgyoku (also Empress Saimei), empress of Japan
- Aripert, king of the Lombards
- Saint Finan, Bishop of Lindisfarne
- January 3 — Benjamin, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria
References
- ^ Roberts, J: "History of the World.". Penguin, 1994.
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