619

This article is about the year 619; for the number, see 619 (number).

Years: 615 616 617 618 - 619 - 620 621 622 623

Decades: 580s 590s 600s - 610s - 620s 630s 640s

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

Events

• December 23 - Boniface V becomes Pope.
• Mellitus becomes Archbishop of Canterbury.
• The Avars attack Constantinople.
• Kubrat, ruler of the Bulgars, is baptised in Constantinople.
• The Banu Hashim clan ends their boycott of Muhammad.
• 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.

Births

• Li Chengqian, Crown Prince of Emperor Taizong of Tang China

Deaths

• 3 February - Laurence, Archbishop of Canterbury
• St. John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria (possible date)
• Abu Talib, uncle of Muhammad