What Happened In History Year 597

Historical Events for the Year 597

• 16th March » Babylonians capture Jerusalem, and replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king.
• 25th December » Augustine of Canterbury and his fellow-labourers baptise in Kingdom of Kent e.g Kent more than 10,000 Anglo-Saxons.

Famous Deaths in History for 597

• 9th June » Columba, Irish missionary and saint (b. 521)

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