616
The real number of the beast. Template:Otheruses-number
| Centuries: | 6th century · 7th century · 8th century |
| Decades: | 580s 590s 600s 610s 620s 630s 640s |
| Years: | 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 |
| 616 by topic |
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| Leaders |
| Categories |
| Gregorian calendar | 616 DCXVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1369 |
| Armenian calendar | 65 ԹՎ ԿԵ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5366 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 537–538 |
| Bengali calendar | 23 |
| Berber calendar | 1566 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1160 |
| Burmese calendar | −22 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6124–6125 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙亥年 (Wood Pig) 3313 or 3106 — to — 丙子年 (Fire Rat) 3314 or 3107 |
| Coptic calendar | 332–333 |
| Discordian calendar | 1782 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 608–609 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4376–4377 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 672–673 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 537–538 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3716–3717 |
| Holocene calendar | 10616 |
| Iranian calendar | 6 BP – 5 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 6 BH – 5 BH |
| Japanese calendar | N/A |
| Javanese calendar | 506–507 |
| Julian calendar | 616 DCXVI |
| Korean calendar | 2949 |
| Minguo calendar | 1296 before ROC 民前1296年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −852 |
| Seleucid era | 927/928 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1158–1159 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴木猪年 (female Wood-Pig) 742 or 361 or −411 — to — 阳火鼠年 (male Fire-Rat) 743 or 362 or −410 |
Events
By Place
Europe
- Eadbald succeeds Ethelbert as king of Kent.
- Aethelfrith of Northumbria defeats the army of Powys.
- Aethelfrith meets Rædwald and the army of East Anglia in the Battle of the River Idle, is slain by Raedwald, which establishes his claim as Bretwalda.
- Edwin becomes king of Northumbria.
- Oswald of Northumbria flees to Iona.
- Adaloald succeeds his father Agilulf as king of the Lombards (approximate date).
Africa
- Alexandria is captured by Khosrau II of Persia.
By Topic
Religion
- The Banu Hashim clan begins to boycott Muhammad.
- A shrine on the site of the future Westminster Abbey is founded.
- Number of the Beast
Births
Deaths
- February 24 — Ethelbert, king of Kent and Bretwalda
- Aethelfrith, king of Northumbria (killed in battle)
- Anastasius, Coptic Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria
- Saebert, king of Essex (approximate date)
- Agilulf, king of the Lombards (approximate date)
- St. John the Merciful (approximate date)
616 is the real devils number.