639

This page relates to the year 639 Calendrier Julien.

Events

• February 19th: Beginning of the reign of Clovis II, king of the Frank , 5 years old (end in 657). It reigns in Neustrie and Burgundy while his brother Sigebert (9 years) reign in Austrasie and Aquitaine.

• Beginning of the domination of the mayors of the palate, Pip of Landen in Austrasie and Aega in Neustrie.
• Beginning of the decline mérovingienne and taken again civil wars.
• Aega, then Erchinoald (641), mayors of Neustrie.
• Grimoald Ier, mayor of Austrasie.
• Saint Eloi enters the orders.

• the Byzantines plunder the Lateran.

• the Arabs plunder Suse.
• the Arab general Amr Ibn Es Ace enters in Egypt. It seizes Péluse, then of Memphis, that the Greeks leave precipitately for Alexandria.
• Year of the Great mortality. A great famine prevails in Arabia (639 - 640)
• Buddhaghosa of Ceylon sermon the Bouddhisme in Burma.

Births in 639

Death in 639

• February 19th: Dagobert Ier, France. (or in 638)

• February 27th: Pip of Landen, Mayor of the palate of Austrasie.

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