Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Centuries: 6th century - 7th century - 8th century Decades: 600s 610s 620s 630s 640s - 650s - 660s 670s 680s 690s 700s Years: 650 651 652 653 654 - 655 - 656 657 658 659 660 Events Empress Saimei ascends to the throne of Japan. Clovis II succeeded by Clotaire III. Battle of Winwaed: Northumbrian king Oswiu defeats pagan Mercian king Penda Births Deaths September 1 - Pope Martin I (in exile)\n This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.