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Muhammad dies after a brief illness. Muhammad left behing two major acheivements; the formation of a religious community based on carelfully preserved sacred writings and the example of his life as an interpretive guide for muslims to follow,
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Muhammad dies from a high fever. He left behind major acheivments.
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Pope Urban II mounted a platform outside the Church at Cleremond, France. There, he addressed the assembled throng.
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Four of Henry's knights murdered Becket in his cathedral.
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Saladin captured Jerusalem because he wanted to unite Muslim forces.
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Dante Alighieri wrote the Divine Comedy which is an epic poem in Italian that describes an imaginary journey from hell to heaven.
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The new pope is elected, Pope Francis I. He was elected in Vatican, Italy.
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Ma'mun founded the House of Wisdom at Baghdad in A.D. 830.
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Pepin's son, Charlemagne, becomes Frankish king. Charlemagne is one of Europe's greatest monarch.
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Pope Gregory I became so impressed with the Benidict Rule that he wanted to spread Christianity to Europe. With that, he sent monks to England.
