619
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- This article is about the year 619. For other uses, see 619 (number).
| Centuries: | 6th century · 7th century · 8th century |
| Decades: | 580s 590s 600s 610s 620s 630s 640s |
| Years: | 616 617 618 619 620 621 622 |
| 619 by topic | |
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| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
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| Gregorian calendar | 619 DCXIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 1372 |
| Armenian calendar | 68 ԹՎ ԿԸ |
| Chinese calendar | 3315 – 3316 戊寅 – 己卯 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 611 – 612 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4379 – 4380 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 674 – 675 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 541 – 542 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3720 – 3721 |
| Iranian calendar | 3 BP – 2 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 3 BH – 2 BH |
Events
By Place
Byzantine Empire
- The Avars attack Constantinople.
Asia
By Topic
Arts and Sciences
- The calculation of the Chinese calendar begins to use true motions of the sun and moon modeled using two offset opposing parabolas.
- The Chinese begin using large orchestras.
Wrestling
- 619 is the spining kick move use by a professional WWE wrestler, Rey Mysterio which is also known as the Tiger feint kick. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_wrestling_attacks#Tiger_Feint_Kick
Religion
- December 23 - Pope Boniface V succeeds Pope Adeodatus I as the 69th pope.
- Mellitus becomes Archbishop of Canterbury.
- Kubrat, ruler of the Bulgars, is baptised in Constantinople.
Births
Deaths
- 3 February - Laurence, Archbishop of Canterbury
- St. John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria (possible date)
- Abu Talib, uncle of Muhammad