696
Year 696 (DCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday the (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 696 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events
By topic
Religion
St. Peter's Abbey is founded by Rupert, bishop of Worms, at Salzburg (modern Austria).

Births
Deaths
June 8 or 697 – Chlodulf, bishop of Metz (or 697)
August 13 – Takechi, Japanese prince
Domnall Donn, king of Dál Riata (Scotland)
Vinayaditya, king of Chalukya (India)
Woncheuk, Korean Buddhist monk (b. 613)


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