604 - Definition and Overview

Events

• Saint Laurence becomes Archbishop of Canterbury.
• Sabinianus becomes Pope, succeeding Gregory I.
• Saebert succeeds Sledda as King of Essex.
• Mellitus becomes Bishop of London and founds the first St. Paul's Cathedral.
• Justus founds a cathedral in Rochester, England.
• Aethelfrith of Northumbria unites Deira and Bernicia.
• The Sassanids destroy the Byzantine fortress of Dara.
• Theudebert II and Theuderic II defeat Clotaire II in battle.

Births

• Oswald, King of Bernicia and Bretwalda.

Deaths

• March 12 - Pope Gregory I
• May 26 - Augustine of Canterbury (or 605)
• Sledda, King of Essex
• Aethelric, king of Deira
• Yohl Iknal, ruler of Palenque, Maya civilization