690

Centuries: 6th century - 7th century - 8th century

Decades: 640s 650s 660s 670s 680s - 690s - 700s 710s 720s 730s 740s

Years: 685 686 687 688 689 - 690 - 691 692 693 694 695

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Events

• Beginning of Wu Zetian's Zhou Dynasty in China.
• Building of the Dome of the Rock

Births

• Pelayo, first king of Asturias. (+ 737)

Deaths

• Theodore of Tarsus, archbishop of Canterbury