666

666

Centuries: 6th century · 7th century · 8th century

Decades: 630s 640s 650s 660s 670s 680s 690s

Years: 663 664 665 666 667 668 669

This article is about the year AD 666. For other uses, see 666 (disambiguation).

666 by topic v • d • e
Politics
State leaders - Sovereign states
Birth and death categories
Births - Deaths
Establishment and disestablishment categories
Establishments - Disestablishments

Events

Chertsey Abbey is founded.
Barking Abbey is founded.
Wilfrid returns from France freshly consecrated as Bishop of York.
Muawiyah I accedes to the position of Caliph.
Again, the Chinese Buddhist monks Zhi Yu and Zhi You craft more South Pointing Chariot vehicles for Emperor Tenji of Japan, as recorded in the Nihon Shoki (the South Pointing Chariot is a non-magnetic, mechanical-driven directional-compass vehicle that incorporates the use of a differential gear).

November 26 — Yeon Gaesomun, dictator of Goguryeo (birthdate unknown; other sources indicate death date as 664 or 665)
Dou Dexuan
Li Yifu
Liu Xiangdao