Major Events Jun 18 Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries of the Tang Dynasty's rule over China Who Died in 618 AD Nov 8 St Deusdedit/Adeodatus I, Italian Pope (615-18), dies 617 AD History by Year 619 AD Medieval Popes Gregory I Gregory XIII Julius II Julius III Leo X Pius V