651

Years: 647 648 649 650 - 651 - 652 653 654 655

Decades: 620s 630s 640s - 650s - 660s 670s 680s

Centuries: 6th century - 7th century - 8th century

Events

• End of Yazdegard III's attempts to drive out the Saracens. End of the Sassanid dynasty.
• The Saracens invade Afghanistan and capture Herat.

Births

Deaths

• August 31 - Saint Aidan, missionary and first bishop of Lindisfarne