Events

By place

Europe

• Wamba succeeds Reccaswinth as king of the Visigoths.

Asia

• Emperor Kōbun reigns briefly as emperor of Japan, followed by his uncle Emperor Temmu who overthrew his newphew in a brief but violent battle called The Jinshin War.

By topic

Religion

• April 11—Pope Adeodatus II succeeds Pope Vitalian as the 77th pope.

Births

• The Venerable Bede, Anglo-Saxon theologian, historian, and chronologist (approximate date of birth) (died 735)

Deaths

• January 7—Emperor Tenji of Japan (born 626)
• January 27—Pope Vitalian
• February 2—Saint Chad
• August 21—Emperor Kōbun of Japan (born 648)
• September 20—Xu Jingzong, Chinese chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (born 592)
• Reccaswinth, king of the Visigoths
• Geom Mojam, Goguryeo military leader
• Jiang Ke

In Popular Culture

• 672 is a song on the self-titled album by the punk cabaret duo The Dresden Dolls.

Dialing codes

• +672 is the international dialing code for Antarctica.