Major Events Aug 10 Pope Eugene I elected to succeed Martinus I Who Died in 654 AD Nov 15 Penda of Mercia, Pagan Anglo-Saxon King of Mercia, killed at the Battle of Winwaed and his head cut off Nov 24 Emperor Kōtoku of Japan (b. 596) 653 AD History by Year 655 AD Medieval Popes Gregory I Gregory XIII Julius II Julius III Leo X Pius V