669

669 in variouscalendars
Gregorian calendar	669; DCLXIX
Ab urbe condita	1422
Armenian calendar	118; ԹՎ ՃԺԸ
Assyrian calendar	5419
Balinese saka calendar	590–591
Bengali calendar	76
Berber calendar	1619
Buddhist calendar	1213
Burmese calendar	31
Byzantine calendar	6177–6178
Chinese calendar	Mậu thầnNiên (EarthDragon); 3366 or 3159; — to —; Kỷ tị niên (EarthSnake); 3367 or 3160
Coptic calendar	385–386
Discordian calendar	1835
Ethiopian calendar	661–662
Hebrew calendar	4429–4430
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	725–726
-Shaka Samvat	590–591
-Kali Yuga	3769–3770
Holocene calendar	10669
Iranian calendar	47–48
Islamic calendar	48–49
Japanese calendar	Hakuchi20; ( bạch trĩ ２０ niên )
Javanese calendar	560–561
Julian calendar	669; DCLXIX
Korean calendar	3002
Minguo calendar	1243 beforeROC; Dân tiền 1243 niên
Nanakshahi calendar	−799
Seleucid era	980/981AG
Thai solar calendar	1211–1212
Tibetan calendar	Dương thổ long niên; (male Earth-Dragon); 795 or 414 or −358; — to —; Âm thổ xà niên; (female Earth-Snake); 796 or 415 or −357

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	6th century; 7th century; 8th century;
Decades:	640s; 650s; 660s; 670s; 680s;
Years:	666; 667; 668; 669; 670; 671; 672;

Year669(DCLXIX) was acommon year starting on Monday(link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar.The denomination 669 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when theAnno Domini calendar erabecame the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

Spring – Arab forces that have takenChalcedon,on theAsianshore of theBosporus,threaten theByzantinecapitalConstantinople.TheMuslim-Arabsare decimated byfamineand disease.Yazid,the Arab commander, retreats to the island ofCyzicus(modernTurkey).

KingEcgberht of Kentloses the overlordship ofSurreyto KingWulfhere of Mercia.Ecgberht then grants the oldSaxon Shore FortatReculver(south-eastEngland) to apriestnamed Bassa, in order to establish amonasterydedicated toSt. Mary(approximate date).

November 14–Kamatari,Japanese statesman and reformer, receives the surnameFujiwarafrom EmperorTenjias a reward for his services, but dies in Yamato prefecture (modern-daySakurai City).