696

696 (DCXCVI) was a leap year beginning on a Saturday of the Julian calendar, in effect on that date.

Events

• Juan de Nikiû is appointed general administrator of the monasteries of Upper Egypt.
• The Abbey of Saint Peter is founded by Rupert of Salzburg, Archbishop of Worms, in Salzburg (today Austria).

Births

• Kim Gyo-gak, Korean Buddhist prince and monk.

Deaths

• June 8: Metz Clodulph, Bishop of Metz (or 697).
• 13 August: Prince Takechi of Japan.
• Domnall Donn, King of Dalriada (Scotland).
• Vinayaditya, King of Chalukya.
• Woncheuk, Korean Buddhist monk.