Decades: 630s 640s 650s 660s 670s - 680s - 690s 700s 710s 720s 730s

Years: 680 681 682 683 684 - 685 - 686 687 688 689 690

Table of contents

1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Heads of states

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
• Eadric, with Hlothhere king of Kent goes in exile and sets up Sussex against Hlothhere
• Pope Benedict II succeeded by Pope John V
• Cuthbert consecrated bishop of Lindisfarne
• Battle of Nechtansmere: Picts defeat Northumbrians

Deaths

• Ecgfrith, king of Northumbria (killed in battle)

• Holy See
  • Benedict II pope (684-685)
  • John V pope (685-686)
• Japan - Temmu Emperor of Japan (672-686)\n