Events By Place Americas 3 January — K'inich Ahkal Mo' Naab III takes the throne of the Maya state of Palenque. Europe The Battle of Covadonga marks the first victory of a Christian army over a Muslim army in Spain (probable date). War breaks out between Wessex and Sussex. By Topic Religion 30 November — Boniface is ordained as bishop of Germany by the pope. Births Deaths Empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661)… (More on 722)