Major Events Hagia Sophia Dec 24 The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by earthquakes. Born in 563 AD Apr 30 Butz' Chan [Smoke Snake], 11th ruler of the Maya city of Copán (578-628), (d. 628) 561 AD History by Year 565 AD Medieval Popes Gregory I Gregory XIII Julius II Julius III Leo X Pius V