Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Centuries: 6th century - 7th century - 8th century Decades: 610s 620s 630s 640s 650s - 660s - 670s 680s 690s 700s 710s Years: 656 657 658 659 660 - 661 - 662 663 664 665 666 Events Caliph Ali Ben Abu Talib is assassinated. He is succeeded by Muawiyah I ibn Abu Sufyan, first Umayyad caliph Emperor Tenji ascends to the throne of Japan Perctarit and Godepert become co-rulers of the Lombards, following the death of their father Aripert King Munmu becomes the 30th ruler of the Silla dynasty Births: Empress Gemmei of Japan Deaths Ali, nephew of Muhammad and caliph Empress Kogyoku of Japan = Empress Saimei Aripert, king of the Lombards This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.