A Sampler of Events That Made History Between 600 AD and 699 AD
653 - St. Martin I ends his reign as Catholic Pope 625 - Boniface V ends his reign as Catholic Pope 656 - Ali ibn Abu Talib chosen kalief of Islam 610 - Lailat-ul Qadar, night koran descended to Earth 638 - Start of Islamic calendar 642 - Arabs conquer Alexandria, library destroyed 600 - Pope Gregory the Great decree saying "God bless You" is the correct response to a sneeze 684 - St. Benedict II begins his reign as Catholic Pope 680 - Husain ibn 'Ali, Shi'i religious leader, enters martyrdom 607 - Boniface III begins his reign as Catholic Pope
