What Happened in 607 AD

Major Events

  • Feb 19 Boniface III begins his reign as Catholic Pope
  • Mar 13 12th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
  • Apr 19 Comet 1P/607 H1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0898 AUs of Earth
  • Aug 1 Ono no Imoko is dispatched as envoy to the Sui court in China (Traditional Japanese date: July 3, 607)

Who Died in 607 AD

  • Nov 12 Pope Boniface III, dies after less than a year in office