711 - Definition and Overview

See also: phone number 711.

Events

• April 30 - Ummayad troops led by Tariq ibn Ziyad land at Gibraltar and begin their invasion of Spain.
• July 19 - Ummayad Moors conquer the Iberian peninsula after the Battle of Guadalete
• Philippicus incites a revolt against Justinian II, and upon the latter's death declares himself Byzantine emperor
• Childebert II succeeded by Dagobert III

Births

Deaths

• July - Roderic, Visigoth king
• December - Justinian II, Byzantine emperor (assassinated)

See also

• 7-Eleven