642

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Instance of: year
Part of: 640s
Followed by: 643
Follows: 641

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Commons category: 642
topic's main category: Category:642
point in time: 0642-01-01
has list: list of state leaders in 642
category for births in this time period: Category:642 births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:642 deaths

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Pope Theodore I (642–649)

Year 642 (DCXLII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 642 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

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