Jan 23 Butz' Chan [Smoke Snake], 11th ruler of the Maya city of Copán (578-628), dies at 65 Apr 3 Khosrow II, Sāsānian King of Persia (579-628), murdered by his son Kavad at about 57 627 AD Famous Deaths by Year 630 AD Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Drug Overdose Gunshot Wound Murder Plane Crash Suicide